- Object name(s):
- architectural drawings; architectural drawings
- Brief description:
- Architectural plans, including building and site plans, of the Horniman Museum Building (designed by Charles Harrison Townsend in 1901), the land and gardens surrounding the museum, and related buildings including the Study Collections Centre (Dreadnought Building) and the Horniman Pub (London Bridge). The plans record the building of extensions, building alterations and development projects, such as building of the Emslie Horniman Library and Lecture Theatre in 1911. The plans were produced by the Horniman Museum and various external creating bodies including London County Council and independent architectural firms and consultancies. Also included are supporting documents, such as circulated reports, photographs and correspondence, relating to building projects and site surveys. Typically the scope and content fields for individual plans list descriptive information written on the plans such as the plan title, scale, job or project title, job or project number, client or client number and drawing or plan number.
- Collection:
- Horniman Museum and Gardens
- Associated concept:
- Archive: Institutional
- Field collector:
- Horniman Museum and Gardens
- Field collector:
- Horniman Museum and Gardens
- Person's association:
- collector
- Material:
- paper
- Number of objects:
- 6
- Object component name:
- overall
- Object component information:
- paper
- Object history note:
- Continuous Horniman Museum custody since creation.
- Object name:
- architectural drawings; architectural drawings
- Object production date:
- 1898-1998
- Date - earliest / single:
- 1898
- Date - latest:
- 1998
- Date - text:
- catalogue
- Object production person:
- Horniman Museum and Gardens
- Other number:
- ARC/HMG/BD/001
- Other number type:
- accession number
- Responsible department/section:
- Archive
- Special requirements:
- Open for consultation
- Text:
- Architectural plans, including building and site plans, of the Horniman Museum Building (designed by Charles Harrison Townsend in 1901), the land and gardens surrounding the museum, and related buildings including the Study Collections Centre (Dreadnought Building) and the Horniman Pub (London Bridge). The plans record the building of extensions, building alterations and development projects, such as building of the Emslie Horniman Library and Lecture Theatre in 1911. The plans were produced by the Horniman Museum and various external creating bodies including London County Council and independent architectural firms and consultancies. Also included are supporting documents, such as circulated reports, photographs and correspondence, relating to building projects and site surveys. Typically the scope and content fields for individual plans list descriptive information written on the plans such as the plan title, scale, job or project title, job or project number, client or client number and drawing or plan number.
- Text reason:
- catalogue description
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