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1 - 'Idea of a Museum of Natural History', sketch by Richard Owen
2 - 'Plan of proportionate spaces required for the several departments and classes of a national collection of natural history', sketch by Richard Owen
3 - Parliamentary papers relating to the proposed natural history museum
4 - A 'copy of a Memorial addressed to Her Majesty's Government by the Promoters and Cultivators of Science on the Subject of the proposed Severance from the British Museum of its Natural History Collections, together with the Signatures attached thereto'
5 - Copy of 'Estimates, plans, and sections of a Museum of Natural History in Prince Albert Road, Kensington Gore, prepared by Mr Hunt, in September 1862, in accordance with suggestions of Professor Owen'
6 - Parliamentary papers relating to Fowke's plan for converting the International Exhibition Building
7 - Parliamentary copies of correspondence between the British Museum and the Treasury relating to accommodation for the natural history collections
8 - Parliamentary copies of instructions for competing architects
9 - Design submission for the new natural history museum by Robert Kerr, annotated [by Richard Owen].
10 - Design submission for the new natural history museum by Robert Kerr
11 - Longitudinal section through front galleries and theatre with overlay showing structural reinforcement by Francis Fowke
12 - Ground floor plan of proposed natural history museum with tracing paper overlay showing the arrangement of galleries by Francis Fowke
13 - Plan by Robert Kerr, entitled 'Adaptations of Professor Kerr's plan to Captain Fowke's external effect, as suggested by the Government'
14 - Plan of proposed Index Museum by Richard Owen
15 - Volume of plans and sketches of the British Museum, the Natural History Museum and Melbourne National Museum
16 - Designs featured in 'The Building News'
17 - Designs featured in 'The Builder'
18 - Catalogues displaying design work undertaken in the Natural History Museum
19 - Royal Institute of British Architects, block plan accompanying the paper of the Special Committee upon the proposed purchase of the International Exhibition Building
20 - Plan of northern portion of subway
21 - Ordnance survey map, with annotations relating to the proposed subway
22 - South Kensington subway cross section and street plan
23 - Plan of the ground floor and view of building from Cromwell Road
Expand 3 - Records of the Waterhouse building and later additions3 - Records of the Waterhouse building and later additions
Expand 4 - Old Spirit Building records4 - Old Spirit Building records
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6 - Entomology block records
7 - Whale Hall records
9 - Northeast Building records
Expand 10 - East Wing (Palaeontology) Building records10 - East Wing (Palaeontology) Building records
Expand 11 - East Infill scheme records11 - East Infill scheme records
Expand 15 - Off-site store at Wandsworth15 - Off-site store at Wandsworth
Expand 16 - Natural History Museum at Tring16 - Natural History Museum at Tring
Expand 17 - Central Hall17 - Central Hall
Expand 18 - Basement: bronze route signage18 - Basement: bronze route signage
Expand 19 - Picnic area19 - Picnic area
Expand 20 - Museum Deeds20 - Museum Deeds
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Expand TM - Tring Museum CorrespondenceTM - Tring Museum Correspondence
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Tring Museum Photographs
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