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View of the old British Museum, Bloomsbury, London, 1850. Artist: James Findlay

View of the old British Museum, Bloomsbury, London, 1850. The original home of the British Museum, Montague House, was demolished in the 1840s; the Central Hall of the new building, designed by Robert Smirke, was opened in 1847.

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View of the old British Museum, Bloomsbury, London, 1850. Artist: James Findlay

Caption:

View of the old British Museum, Bloomsbury, London, 1850. The original home of the British Museum, Montague House, was demolished in the 1840s; the Central Hall of the new building, designed by Robert Smirke, was opened in 1847.

Credit:

Album / The London Archives (City of London)/Heritage Images

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2835 x 2297 px | 18.6 MB

Print size:

24.0 x 19.4 cm | 9.4 x 7.7 in (300 dpi)

Keywords:

19TH CENTURY • ARCHITECTURE • BLOOMSBURY • BRITAIN • BRITISH MUSEUM • BRITISH • BUILDING • BUILDINGS • CAMDEN • CENTURY • COLOR • COLOUR • CONCEPT • COUNTRY • DEMOLISHED • DEMOLITION • ENGLAND • ENGLISH • EXTERIOR • FINDLAY • GUILDHALL LIBRARY & ART GALLERY • JAMES FINDLAY • JAMES • LOCATION • LONDON • MONTAGU HOUSE • MUSEUM • NINETEENTH CENTURY • OUTSIDE • PEOPLE • RUIN • RUINED • RUINS • WATERCOLOUR