1880 – Natural History Museum, Kensington, London
Architect: Alfred Waterhouse
Previously a section of the British Museum,
1881 – Historical Museum, Frankfurt, Germany
The historical museum of the city Frankfurt/Main was created 1878. Its order was it to acquire “suitable articles from the entire area of the culture and Kunstaltertuemer with special consideration of the city Frankfurt/Main and their surroundings and to make it usable by scientific research”.
1883 – Free Library & Museum, Union Street, Oldham, Lancashire
Architect: Thomas Mitchell
Grade II listed. The main part of the building was officially opened in August 1883 though it was not until two years later that the library was opened to the public.
1883 – Science & Art Museum, Kildare Street, Dublin
Architect: Ernest C. Lee
A premiated design from the competition to design a Museum for the Royal Dublin Society on Kildare St.
1883 – Unbuilt Design for National Museum, Dublin
An unexecuted design after an architectural competition to design a complex of museum and library around Leinster House (then in use by the Royal Dublin Society).
1883 – Design for National Museum, Dublin
Architect: Sir Thomas Drew
One of the entries to design a new National Museum and Library around Leinster House,
1884 – Chadwick Museum, Bolton le Moors, Lancashire
Architect: R. Knill Freeman
Samuel Taylor Chadwick, a local doctor.
1884 – National Museum, Amsterdam, Netherlands
Architect: P.J.H. Cuypers
Petrus J. H. Cuypers, also known as Pierre Cuypers,
1885 – Art Gallery, Museum & School of Art, Aberdeen
Architect: Matthews & Mackenzie
Aberdeen’s handsome granite Art Gallery,
1886 – Public Library & Museum, Folkestone, Kent
Architect: Brightwen Binyon
Selected Design. Perspective view & plans as published in The Building News July 16th 1886.
