A view from the ground floor of the Geological Museum during construction, showing the steel frames

Date:: 31 Oct 1930

Location:: Geological Museum, Exhibition Road, Kensington, Kensington and Chelsea, Greater London Authority; Show all locations

Natural History Museum, Exhibition Road, Kensington and Chelsea, Greater London Authority

Reference:: BWS01/01/08

Type:: Photograph (Print)

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Description

The Geological Museum moved from its site on Jermyn Street to this new building on Exhibition Road in 1935. The new museum was designed by Sir Richard Allison and John Hatton Markham of H M Office of Works. The steel frames used in the construction of the building were manufactured by Banister, Walton and Co Ltd. The Geological Museum subsequently became part of the Natural History Museum.

Content

This is part of the Volume: BWS01/01 Banister, Walton and Co Ltd Steel Frame Buildings Photograph Album; within the Collection: BWS01 Banister Walton Steel Frame Buildings

Rights

Source: Historic England Archive

Keywords

Early 20th Century Museum, Construction, Engineering