The Natural History Museum

The building that houses the Natural History Museum is one of my (Mrs. Elrick’s) favourite buildings in London.

The site for the Natural History Museum was originally designed by Francis Fowke, who also designed the Royal Albert Hall as well as parts of the Victoria and Albert Museum, but after his death in 1865, Alfred Waterhouse took over and came up with a new plan for it, which is what we see today. He chose to build it out of terracotta as he thought this material was more resistant to the harsh climate that Victorian London had at that time. The building was completed in 1881 and stands as one of the famous landmarks of the city and has featured in many famous films.

Inside the museum, we had a wander around the mammals section, saw the huge dinosaur skeletons and experienced an earthquake in the Planet Earth section. We found the human body exhibition that had quite a few hands-on activities, including the convex and concave mirrors – this kept many of us amused for quite some time! – how stretched can our bodies look?

Of course, every trip to a museum ends in the shop and this was no exception!

Tomorrow, we head to the south coast to the port city of Portsmouth.

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