Basic Site Details Name: | Natural History Museum | Town, district or village: | South Kensington | City or county: | London | Country: | England | Parish: | | Status: | | Grid ref: | | Notes: | | Street AddressesThe following street addresses are associated with this building: | | Address | Main entrance? | Notes | | Cromwell Road | Yes | |
EventsThe following date-based events are associated with this building: | | From | To | Event type | Notes | | 1864 | | | Competition | | After 1895 | Before 1904 | | Further work |
PeopleDesign and ConstructionThe following individuals or organisations have carried out design/construction work. Where architects or practices worked together, matching letters appear beside their names in the Partnership Group column. | | Name | Role | Partnership Group | From | To | Notes | | A & G Thomson | | A | 1864 | | Unsuccessful competition design | | Alexander Thomson | | A | 1864 | | Unsuccessful competition design | | George Thomson | | A | 1864 | | Unsuccessful competition design |
ReferencesBibliographic ReferencesThe following books contain references to this building: | | Author(s) | Date | Title | Part | Publisher | Notes | | Gildard, Thomas | 1888 | Greek Thomson | | Proceedings of the Royal Philosophical Society of Glasgow, xix (30 January 1888), pp191-209 | A & G Thomson | | Glasgow Institute of Fine Arts | 1866 | | | | 861 (A & G Thomson design) | | Law, Graham | 1954 | Greek Thomson | cxv, May 1954 | Architectural Review, May 1954 (Publication of 1960 Cambridge dissertation, original at NMRS) | A & G Thomson | | Stamp, Gavin | 1999 | Alexander Thomson: The Unknown Genius | | London: Lawrence King, in association with Glasgow 1999 | A & G Thomson |
Periodical ReferencesThe following periodicals contain references to this building: | | Periodical Name | Date | Edition | Publisher | Notes | | Builder | 14 May 1864 | XXII | | p347 (Thomson design) | | Builder | 11 May 1867 | XXV | | Thomson design | | Building News | 22 April 1864 | | | p298 (Thomson design) |
Archive ReferencesThe following archives hold material relating to this building: | | Source | Archive name | Source catalogue no. | Notes | | Mitchell Library, Glasgow | Drawings Collection | | Thomson perspective drawing in three parts | | National Monuments Record of Scotland/NMRS, RCAHMS | Drawings Collection | | Small Thomson perspective drawing |
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