The World Trade Union Conference was a conference that was held between 6–17 February 1945. The conference was participated by countries from all around the world, at the County Hall , London . Regarded as a significant moment within the international labour movement, it was the first time that workers from around the world came together to influence international politics.
16-828: The Sea Life London Aquarium is located on the ground floor of County Hall on the South Bank of the River Thames in central London , near the London Eye . It opened in March 1997 as the London Aquarium and hosts about one million visitors each year. In 2005, the aquarium displayed three robotic Fish created by the computer science department at the University of Essex . The fish were designed to be autonomous, swimming around and avoiding obstacles like real fish. Their creator claimed that he
32-561: A billboard for opposition slogans which could be seen from the Palace of Westminster. When the government of Margaret Thatcher abolished the GLC in 1986, County Hall lost its role as the seat of London's government. Talk soon became of what was to happen to the building, and there were plans to relocate the London School of Economics to the site which did not proceed. The building remained in use by
48-503: A bridge and a tunnel both from the SE County Hall building, and it had orange sunshades, designed to be lowered and raised together automatically when the sun shone, rather than by local control which would look less pleasing on the outside. The controls quickly malfunctioned, leaving the unwanted "random" effect while also causing excess heat and glare inside the building which the occupants could not control. Disliked by many Londoners, it
64-726: A number of leisure attractions including a hub for Merlin Entertainments whose Sea Life London Aquarium , London Dungeon , Shrek's Adventure ! and The London Eye are all based in and around the building. Since October 2017, the old council chamber has also been the home to a site-specific production of Agatha Christie 's Witness for the Prosecution . There are two hotels located in County Hall: World Trade Union Conference Both Clement Attlee and King George VI spoke to
80-481: Is a Grade II* listed building . The building was commissioned to replace the mid 19th-century Spring Gardens headquarters inherited from the Metropolitan Board of Works . The site selected by civic leaders was previously occupied by four properties: Float Mead (occupied by Simmond's flour mills), Pedlar's Acre (occupied by wharves and houses), Bishop's Acre (occupied by Crosse & Blackwell 's factory) and
96-603: Is a building in the district of Lambeth , London that was the headquarters of London County Council (LCC) and later the Greater London Council (GLC). The building is on the South Bank of the River Thames , with Westminster Bridge being next to it, to the south. It faces west toward the City of Westminster and is close to the Palace of Westminster . The nearest London Underground stations are Waterloo and Westminster . It
112-550: The Four Acres (occupied by workshops and stables). The main six storey building was designed by Ralph Knott . It is faced in Portland stone in an Edwardian Baroque style. The construction, which was undertaken by Holland, Hannen & Cubitts , started in 1911 and the building was opened by King George V in 1922. The North and South blocks, which were built by Higgs and Hill , were added between 1936 and 1939. The Island block
128-682: The Inner London Education Authority (ILEA) until its abolition in 1990 when the building was transferred to the London Residuary Body and eventually sold to Shirayama Shokusan, a Japanese investor. On 21 October 2005, the High Court of England and Wales upheld a bid by the owners of the building, Shirayama Shokusan, to have the Saatchi Gallery evicted on grounds of violating its contract, particularly using space outside of
144-524: The audience at the conference. 204 representatives from 63 Unions around the world attended the conference including those from the Soviet Union , in an attempt to have representation within the United Nations and its Security Council . The conference, which was organised in the vein of the anti-fascist movement, being much inspired by both union and state notions of a new world order and influenced by
160-695: The conservation campaigns which the zoo supports, which host up to 40,000 school children each year and are open to the public when not in use by the education program. It is involved in several breeding programs including the Cuban crocodile , seahorses , butterfly goodeids , and jellyfish , and works with many conservation organizations including Whale and Dolphin Conservation Society and Shark Trust . [REDACTED] Media related to Sea Life London Aquarium at Wikimedia Commons County Hall, London County Hall (sometimes called London County Hall )
176-627: The exhibit, all of which were carried out under the supervision of architect Kay Elliott. The attraction officially became a Sea Life Centre when it reopened in April 2009. In May 2011, the aquarium opened a new penguin exhibit, with 10 gentoo penguins transferred from the Edinburgh Zoo . In 2015, the aquarium was moved to a different location in County Hall due to the opening of Shrek's Adventure, London. The aquarium includes two classrooms themed around
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#1732844858687192-771: The interests of the allied nations. Anti-war, post war reconstruction post-war and Trade Union were on the conference agenda. The conference resulted in the Declarations of the World Trade Union Conference, which were published in San Francisco by the Trade Union Council in 1945 and inspired the Fifth Pan-African Congress to be held later that same year in Manchester . One of the purposes of
208-516: The rented area for exhibits. The Island Block was demolished in 2006 to make way for a hotel, the Park Plaza Westminster Bridge . The building, also known as No 1 Westminster Bridge Road , had been disused since 1986 and had been described as an eyesore. A blue plaque commemorates the LCC, GLC and the Inner London Education Authority at County Hall. Today, County Hall is the site of
224-537: Was nonetheless considered "distinguished" by its architect and some other experts, and noted as an early example of open-plan office interior, which should have been listed. For 64 years County Hall served as the headquarters of local government for London. During the 1980s the then powerful Labour -controlled GLC led by Ken Livingstone was locked in conflict with the Conservative national government of Margaret Thatcher . The façade of County Hall frequently served as
240-572: Was not completed until 1974. In 1945, the World Trade Union Conference took place at the hall. The Island Block was built on what was then a roundabout (now a peninsula) between County Hall, St Thomas' Hospital and Waterloo Station . It was notable to the passing public for three main reasons: it was of a completely different architectural character to any of the other nearby buildings, it had no entrances at ground level (though there were emergency exits), being accessible only by
256-408: Was trying to combine "the speed of tuna, acceleration of a pike, and the navigating skills of an eel." In April 2008, the aquarium was purchased by Merlin Entertainments for an undisclosed sum. The facility was closed for a £5 million refurbishment, which was completed in April 2009. The additions included a new underwater tunnel, Shark Walk, a revamped Pacific Ocean tank, and a complete rerouting of
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