PERIOD PIECE The front entrance to the museum is a distinctive Kensington landmark – you definitely won’t miss it
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CATHEDRAL OF NATURE
After the original designer Francis Fowke suddenly died, the then-unknown Alfred Waterhouse took over. He wanted to make the vision for a “Cathedral of Nature” a reality.