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Flowers designDrawing by Alfred Waterhouse for the ornamentation of the Natural History Museum, London, 1875-1876. Waterhouse designed the museum in the 1860s, and it first opened its doors on Easter Monday 1881
Palaeotherium Anoplotherium vulgarisDrawing by Alfred Waterhouse for the ornamentation of the Natural History Museum, London, 1875-1876. Waterhouse designed the museum in the 1860s, and it first opened its doors on Easter Monday 1881
Bat designDrawing by Alfred Waterhouse for the ornamentation of the Natural History Museum, London, 1875-1876. Waterhouse designed the museum in the 1860s, and it first opened its doors on Easter Monday 1881
Golden pheasant designDrawing 30 Vol 2 by Alfred Waterhouse for the ornamentation of the Natural History Museum, London, 1876. Waterhouse designed the museum in the 1860s
Corylus avellana, hazelOne of the 36 decorative panels depicting flora that form the ceiling of the North Hall at the Natural History Museum, London
Datura stramonium, jimsonweedOne of the 36 decorative panels depicting flora that form the ceiling of the North Hall at the Natural History Museum, London
Epilobium angustifolium, fireweedOne of the 36 decorative panels depicting flora that form the ceiling of the North Hall at the Natural History Museum, London
Glaucium leuteum, horned poppyOne of the 36 decorative panels depicting flora that form the ceiling of the North Hall at the Natural History Museum, London
Onopordum acanthium, cotton thistleOne of the 36 decorative panels depicting flora that form the ceiling of the North Hall at the Natural History Museum, London
Helleborus viridis, green helleboreHellebores contain a powerful cardiac poison & narcotic. Used medicinally for a variety of conditions, it needed to be administered with care to avoid being fatal to the patient
Sambucus nigra, elder
Window detail, the Natural History Museum, LondonWindows on the west pavilion of the Natural History Museum, London. Alfred Waterhouse (1830-1905) designed the museum in the 1860s, and it first opened its doors on Easter Monday 1881
Detail of terracotta panel from the Natural History Museum
Floodlit view of the Waterhouse BuildingAlfred Waterhouse (1830-1905) designed the museum in the 1860s, and it first opened its doors on Easter Monday 1881
Exterior detail of The Natural History Museum, LondonDetail of terracotta panel designed by Alfred Waterhouse (1830-1905). Waterhouse designed the museum in the 1860s, and it first opened its doors on Easter Monday 1881
The Main Entrance and Cromwell Road Facade of the Natural HiAlfred Waterhouse (1830-1905) designed the museum in the 1860s, and it first opened its doors on Easter Monday 1881
Detail of terracotta panel showing ibexPart of the intricate interior architecture found in the Natural History Museums Waterhouse building, designed by Alfred Waterhouse (1830-1905)
View of statue of Sir Richard Owen (1804-1892)The Central Hall, the Natural History Museum, London. Superintendent of the Natural History Departments of the British Museum 1856-1883
Detail of columns on the Waterhouse BuildingAlfred Waterhouse (1830-1905) designed the museum in the 1860s, and it first opened its doors on Easter Monday 1881
Detail of interior columns, the Natural History Museum, LondAlfred Waterhouse (1830-1905) designed the museum in the 1860s, and it first opened its doors on Easter Monday 1881
Interior view of the Natural History Museum, London
Terracotta panelsDetail of terracotta panels in front galleries, showing marine life. Alfred Waterhouse (1830-1905) designed the museum in the 1860s, and it first opened its doors on Easter Monday 1881
Exterior view of The Natural History Museum, LondonView of the Waterhouse Building from Cromwell Road with iron gates in foreground. Alfred Waterhouse (1830-1905) designed the museum in the 1860s, and it first opened its doors on Easter Monday 1881
Detail view of the Central Hall ceiling at the Natural HistoAlfred Waterhouse (1830-1905) designed the museum in the 1860s, and it first opened its doors on Easter Monday 1881
Detail of terracotta moulding of a monkeyPart of the intricate interior architecture found in the Natural History Museums Waterhouse building, designed by Alfred Waterhouse (1830-1905)
Detail view of the Central Hall at the Natural History MuseuDetail of the main staircase in the Central Hall. Designed by Alfred Waterhouse (1830-1905), the Museum opened to the public in 1881
Floodlit view of the Natural History Museum, LondonViewed from the south side of Cromwell Road. The museum was designed by Alfred Waterhouse (1830-1905) in the 1860s and opened to the public on Easter Monday 1881
Decorative ceiling panels in the Natural History Museums CeCoffee, tobacco and cotton - three of the 162 plant designs which form the ceiling decoration of the Central Hall. The plants are of economic or medicinal importance
Interior detail from the Natural History Museum, LondonThe Natural History Museum was designed by Alfred Waterhouse (1830-1905) and opened to the public on Easter Monday 1881