The Sir Joseph Banks Conservatory is a tropical house at

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History

The Sir Joseph Banks Conservatory is a tropical house, originally constructed in 1989 within

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complex in

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. It was themed with plants and reminiscent of the voyages of its namesake,

Sir Joseph Banks Sir Joseph Banks, 1st Baronet, (19 June 1820) was an English naturalist, botanist, and patron of the natural sciences. Banks made his name on the 1766 natural-history expedition to Newfoundland and Labrador. He took part in Captain James C ...

, the British naturalist and botanist from London who, as long-time president of the

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, became known for his promotion of science.

Sale

In 2016, the site of the conservatory was sold by the City of Lincoln council to the Stokes coffee company. The conservatory building was moved to the

, near

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, which planned to use it for educational and conservation purposes, including housing crocodiles and red pandas, to show how earth has changed since Banks' voyages. The conservatory has been named 'Endeavour' by Woodside Wildlife Park, after the ship Banks sailed with to South America and Australia from 1768 to 1771.Primary Times – The Opening of 'Endeavour' at Woodside Wildlife Park
Retrieved 24 April 2019. A car park was built at The Lawn on the former location of the conservatory.

References

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