The north front of King Edward VII Galleries at the British Museum

Date:
24 Jun 1921
Location:
British Museum, King Edward Vii Galleries, Montague Place, Bloomsbury, Camden, Greater London Authority, Wc1e
Reference:
BL25616
Type:
Photograph (Negative)
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Description

The core of the British Museum was designed by Sir Robert Smirke in the 1820s. However, this view shows the King Edward VII Galleries designed by Sir John James Burnet, which opened in May 1914. The photograph was taken for Gardiner & Theobald, surveyors.

Content

This is part of the Series: HBL01/01 Series Of Photographic Negatives And Prints; within the Collection: HBL01 The Bedford Lemere Collection

Rights

Source: Historic England Archive

People & Organisations

Architect: Burnet, John James

Photographer: Boucher, Adolphe Augustus: Bedford Lemere And Company

Photographer: Jwc: Bedford Lemere And Company

Keywords

Edwardian Museum