Baden-Powell House
The Baden-Powell House , also known as BP House , is a scout hostel and conference center in South Kensington ( London ), which in memory of Robert Baden-Powell was built, the founder of Scouting. The house used to be home to a collection of Baden Powell memorabilia, including the famous Baden Powell portrait by David Jagger . During the last renovation, the Scout Association turned what was once a small museum into conference rooms. For this reason the exhibits were moved to the Scout Association Headquarters in Gilwell Park . A granite statue carved by Don Potter , a personal friend of Baden-Powell, stands in front of the building.
The Scout Association Building Committee, chaired by Sir Harold Gillett , then Lord Mayor of London , bought the property in 1956 and commissioned Ralph Tubbs to design the building in the classic modern style . The cornerstone was laid in 1959 by Olave Baden-Powell , Robert's wife; the house was inaugurated in 1961 by Queen Elizabeth II . Most of the £ 400,000 construction cost was provided by the Boy Scout Movement. Over the years the house has been renovated several times to meet the needs of the Boy Scouts staying in London. The boy scout hostel is partly operated as a hotel by the German hotel group Meininger.
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Baden Powell House
Baden Powell statue by Don Potter
Badge of the Baden Powell House
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Coordinates: 51 ° 29 ′ 44 " N , 0 ° 10 ′ 46" W.