Lindley Hall in Elverton Street, Westminster

Westminster

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 is the older of the two Royal Horticultural Halls owned by the R.H.S. Enterprises Limited which is part of the charity Royal Horticultural Society

Royal Horticultural Society

The Royal Horticultural Society was founded in 1804 in London, England as the Horticultural Society of London, and gained its present name in a Royal Charter granted in 1861 by Prince Albert...

 in central London

London

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. The other is Lawrence Hall

Lawrence Hall, London

Lawrence Hall in Greycoat Street, Westminster is the newer of the two Royal Horticultural Halls owned by R.H.S. Enterprises Limited, which is part of the Royal Horticultural Society charity in central London. The other is Lindley Hall in Elverton Street; both are close to the RHS' headquarters in...

; both are close to Vincent Square

Vincent Square

Vincent Square is a large grass-covered square in Westminster, London, England, covering 13 acres. It provides playing fields for Westminster School, which privately owns it....

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Lindley Hall is noted for its classic Edwardian architecture

Edwardian architecture

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It was built in 1904 of red brick with stone dressings and banding, with Arts and Crafts

Arts and crafts

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 features and Renaissance

Renaissance architecture

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 details. It was registered as a Grade II listed building in 1970.

It is named after the English botanist John Lindley

John Lindley

John Lindley FRS was an English botanist, gardener and orchidologist.-Early years:Born in Catton, near Norwich, England, John Lindley was one of four children of George and Mary Lindley. George Lindley was a nurseryman and pomologist and ran a commercial nursery garden...

. The Lindley Library

Lindley Library

The Lindley Library is the largest horticultural library in the world.The main part of the library is based at 80 Vincent Square, London, within the headquarters of its custodian, the Royal Horticultural Society ; the site also includes Lindley Hall, one of the Royal Horticultural Halls...

, based on his collection, is also managed by the RHS on the same site.

Although built as an exhibition hall, Lindley Hall is increasingly used for product launches

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 and conferences

Convention (meeting)

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External links

• Royal Horticultural Society Old Hall at English Heritage's Images of England
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