The British Pavilion

At the intersection of Administration Avenue and University Way stood the Orangery, reproduction of the banquet hall at Kensington Palace. It was of red brick with little attempt at external ornamentation. In addition to the banquet room, which constituted the whole of the Orangery, there were two wings, the north one was divided into four superbly furnished apartment. Of these, the first, was the visitor passed from the long hall, was the Elizabethan breakfast room, furnished in oak, and decorated with rare pieces of armor. The next apartment was the Georgian dining room, filled with genuine chippendale mahogany. The clock was especially worthy of note, being more than 300 years old! The Adams room beyond this was an English team room and its furnishings were in satinwood of the celebrated Sheraton make. The last room was an exact reproduction of Queen Anne's reception room. Above a carved chest, 150 yeras old, hung the latest portrait of King Edward VII. The south wing of the building was uded for offices of the Commision.




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