Lithograph of Alfred Waterhouse's design for the new Natural History Museum, including his ground floor plan. Under Owen's guidance Waterhouse's design retained the British Museum practice of ...

Following the sudden death of the architect originally appointed to design the Natural History Museum, Alfred Waterhouse, a young architect from Liverpool, took over the task. He used a mixture of ...

The hall was designed by Alfred Waterhouse, one of Britain's best-known architects, who also designed Manchester Town Hall and the Natural History Museum in London. Today, the hall is used for our ...