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1 - Waterhouse Building: Exterior, taken from 'The Graphic'
2 - Waterhouse Building: Exterior with bus and horse carriages
3 - Waterhouse Building: Main Entrance to the Natural History Museum with the statue of Adam atop the gable.
4 - Waterhouse Building: Close up view of the statue of Adam above the main entrance gable.
5 - Waterhouse Building: Central towers from Cromwell Road
6 - Waterhouse Building: Notices of Game Animals exhibition on railings
7 - Waterhouse Building: Railing at main entrance on Cromwell Road
8 - Waterhouse Building: Railing at main entrance on Cromwell Road
9 - Waterhouse Building: Railing at main entrance on Cromwell Road
10 - Waterhouse Building: Railing at main entrance on Cromwell Road
11 - Waterhouse Building: View of museum from southeast
12 - Waterhouse Building: View of museum from southwest
13 - Waterhouse Building: View of museum from southeast
14 - Waterhouse Building: Central towers from the southwest
15 - Waterhouse Building: Roof of west gallery and entomology building
16 - Waterhouse Building: Roof of east gallery and Geological Museum
17 - Waterhouse Building: Roofs of west cross galleries
18 - Waterhouse Building: Roofs of west cross galleries and central hall
19 - Waterhouse Building: Roof of east gallery
20 - Waterhouse Building: Roof of east gallery and central hall
21 - Waterhouse Building: Roofs of west cross galleries
22 - Waterhouse Building: Roofs of west cross galleries and Whale Hall
23 - Waterhouse Building: Northeast tower under construction
24 - Waterhouse Building: Mammal tower, spirit building and entomology building
25 - Waterhouse Building: Roofs of west cross galleries
26 - Waterhouse Building: Roofs of east cross galleries
27 - Waterhouse Building: Roofs of east cross galleries and Geological Museum
28 - Waterhouse Building: Terracotta animals on west wing, south facade
29 - Waterhouse Building: Terracotta animals on west wing, south facade
30 - Waterhouse Building: Terracotta dog on west wing, south facade
31 - Waterhouse Building: Terracotta lion on west wing, south facade
32 - Waterhouse Building: Head of terracotta animal on west wing, south facade
33 - Waterhouse Building: Gargoyle on west wing, south facade
34 - Waterhouse Building: Alfred Waterhouse watercolour of the Museum
35 - Waterhouse Building: View of museum from the east perspective
36 - Waterhouse Building: Front view of the museum
37 - Waterhouse Building: Photograph of painting of Museum facade
38 - Waterhouse Building: Exterior, taken from roof of Museum and museum grounds
39 - Waterhouse Building: Entrance to the Museum
40 - Waterhouse Building: Front façade before cleaning of terracotta
41 - Waterhouse Building: Front facade before cleaning of terracotta
Expand 42 - Waterhouse Building: Waterhouse firescreens discovered in central basement42 - Waterhouse Building: Waterhouse firescreens discovered in central basement
43 - Waterhouse Building: Museum facade, Cromwell Road
Expand 44 - Waterhouse Building: Repair of the east pavilion44 - Waterhouse Building: Repair of the east pavilion
Expand 45 - Waterhouse Building: Scaffolding for renewal of roof on central towers45 - Waterhouse Building: Scaffolding for renewal of roof on central towers
46 - Waterhouse Building: Aerial image of Natural History Museum and South Kensington
47 - Waterhouse Building: Museum façade from the east
48 - Waterhouse Building: Museum façade from the west
49 - Waterhouse Building: Museum central towers and railings
50 - Waterhouse Building: Museum façade from the east
51 - Waterhouse Building: Badly cracked section of the Museum's wall (exact location unknown)
52 - Waterhouse Building: Weather vane on west tower, from the south (mounted)
53 - Waterhouse Building: Weather vane on west tower, from the north (mounted)
54 - Waterhouse Building: Weather vane on west tower, from the south
55 - Waterhouse Building: Weather vane on west tower, from the north
56 - Waterhouse Building: Weather vane on east tower, from the south (mounted)
57 - Waterhouse Building: Weather vane on east tower, from the north (mounted)
58 - Waterhouse Building: Weather vane on east tower, from the south
59 - Waterhouse Building: Weather vane on east tower, from the north
60 - Waterhouse Building: Front view of museum from east
61 - Waterhouse Building: View of museum from western gardens
62 - Waterhouse Building: Showing the Central Towers of the British Museum (Natural History)
63 - Waterhouse Building: Copy by Maurice Adams of a drawing of the front of the museum done by Alfred Waterhouse 1880s
64 - Waterhouse Building: Aerial view of South Kensington, looking north
65 - Waterhouse Building: Photograph of water-colour painting of South Kensingtom Museums, by Herbert Menzies Marshall
66 - Waterhouse Building: Photograph of illustration showing demolition of Great Exhibition Building
67 - Waterhouse Building: view from southeast
68 - Waterhouse Building: view of Craigleith tree in museum grounds
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Entomology Artwork
Entomology Artwork
Museum at War
Museum at War
Importation of Plumage (Prohibition) Act – the campaign to end the plumage trade
Importation of Plumage (Prohibition) Act – the campaign to end the plumage trade
Tring Museum Photographs
Tring Museum Photographs
Geological Museum: Moon rock display
Geological Museum: Moon rock display
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