Alfred Waterhouse Collection

Greyhound design
Drawing 26 Vol 2 by Alfred Waterhouse for the ornamentation of the Natural History Museum, London, 1876. (Two separate negatives)

London, South Kensington, the Winter ice rink in front of the Natural History Museum

Didus ineptus, dodo design
Drawing 51 Vol 2 by Alfred Waterhouse for the ornamentation of the panel over doorway in the South East gallery, first floor of the Natural History Museum, London, 1875

The Nandu: Rhea linnaei design

Pterodactyl and scimitar-toothed lion design
Drawing by Alfred Waterhouse for the ornamentation of the Natural History Museum, London, 1875-1876. Waterhouse designed the museum in the 1860s, and it first opened its doors on Easter Monday 1881

Hutton Hall, Yorkshire, England. Victorian Gothic red-brick house built in 1866 by Alfred Waterhouse for the quaker industrialist and MP, Joseph Pease

The entrance hall of the new Assize Courts at Manchester, 1864. Creator: Mason Jackson
The entrance hall of the new Assize Courts at Manchester, 1864. View of the interior. [The architect, ] Mr. A

The new Assize Courts at Manchester, 1864. Creator: Mason Jackson
The new Assize Courts at Manchester, 1864

Eaton Hall, Cheshire - Interior of the Chapel, 1886. Creator: Unknown
Eaton Hall, Cheshire - Interior of the Chapel, 1886. From "The Graphic. An Illustrated Weekly Newspaper Volume 33. January to June, 1886"

Eaton Hall, Cheshire -The Principal Entrance and Front, 1886. Creator: Unknown
Eaton Hall, Cheshire -The Principal Entrance and Front, 1886. From "The Graphic. An Illustrated Weekly Newspaper Volume 33. January to June, 1886"

Eaton Hall, Cheshire - The Great Drawing-room, 1886. Creator: Unknown
Eaton Hall, Cheshire - The Great Drawing-room, 1886. From "The Graphic. An Illustrated Weekly Newspaper Volume 33. January to June, 1886"

Eaton Hall, Cheshire - View of the Hall and the Lake, 1886. Creator: Unknown
Eaton Hall, Cheshire - View of the Hall and the Lake, 1886. From "The Graphic. An Illustrated Weekly Newspaper Volume 33. January to June, 1886"

Staircase, Eaton Hall, near Chester, England (b / w photo)
6016707 Staircase, Eaton Hall, near Chester, England (b/w photo) by American Photographer (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Staircase, Eaton Hall, near Chester, England)

Animals between dormers of main facade of the new Natural History Museum
604199 Animals between dormers of main facade of the new Natural History Museum, South Kensington (engraving) by English School

The Turkish Bath, Drawing Room and Library, Hotel Metropole, Brighton (b / w photo)
5208848 The Turkish Bath, Drawing Room and Library, Hotel Metropole, Brighton (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Turkish Bath)

New Municipal Buildings, Reading, Berkshire (engraving)
2774132 New Municipal Buildings, Reading, Berkshire (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: New Municipal Buildings, Reading, Berkshire)

New Associates of the Royal Academy (engraving)
1589889 New Associates of the Royal Academy (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: New Associates of the Royal Academy)

The Recent Elections at the Royal Academy (engraving)
1050051 The Recent Elections at the Royal Academy (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Recent Elections at the Royal Academy)

Owens College, 1898. Creator: Unknown
Owens College, 1898. Owens College designed by Alfred Waterhouse and named after John Owens was founded in 1851 and became the Victoria University of Manchester in 1904

Natural History Museum, London, c1910. Creator: Unknown
Natural History Museum, London, c1910. The museum building was designed by Sir Alfred Waterhouse and opened to the public in 1881

One of Londons Public Schools: St. Pauls from the Playing Fields, c1935. Creator
One of Londons Public Schools: St. Pauls from the Playing Fields, c1935. View of St Pauls School at Hammersmith in west London. The building, designed by Alfred Waterhouse, was completed in 1884

Romanesque Front of the Natural History Museum, c1935. Creator: Donald McLeish
Romanesque Front of the Natural History Museum, c1935. The Natural History Museum in South Kensington, London, was designed by Francis Fowke and Alfred Waterhouse and opened in 1881

1872 plan of the Museum by Alfred Waterhouse
Architectural structure of what is now the Waterhouse Building, ground floor including the Central Hall

Smooth-necked iguana design
Drawing by Alfred Waterhouse for the ornamentation of the Natural History Museum, London, 1875-1876. Waterhouse designed the museum in the 1860s, and it first opened its doors on Easter Monday 1881

Window detail, the Natural History Museum, London
Windows on the west pavilion of the Natural History Museum, London. Alfred Waterhouse (1830-1905) designed the museum in the 1860s, and it first opened its doors on Easter Monday 1881

Designs for the Natural History Museum, by Alfred Waterhouse
This album of 66 original drawings includes 10 illustrations made with terracotta wash indicating how Waterhouse intended the finished pieces to appear

Main Entrance of the Natural History Museum, London

Nat Hist Museum, 2005. Creator: Ethel Davies
The front entrance to the Natural History Museum, designed by Alfred Waterhouse and opened in 1861, housing millions of items of natural history, officially part of the British Museum until 1992

Nat His Museum, 2005. Creator: Ethel Davies
The front entrance to the Natural History Museum, designed by Alfred Waterhouse and opened in 1861, housing millions of items of natural history, officially part of the British Museum until 1992

Manchester Town Hall, c1896. Artist: H Garside
Manchester Town Hall, c1896. From Pictorial England and Wales. [Cassell and Company, Limited, London, Paris & Melbourne, c1896]

Brighton Metropoles Palm Garden, 1912. Palm garden in Victorian seafront hotel in Brighton, East Sussex with architecture by Alfred Waterhouse. From The Connoisseur Vol XXXII

Interior of Cathedral, San Remo, c1870. Artist: Alfred Waterhouse
Interior of Cathedral, San Remo, c1870. From The Studio Volume 41. [London Offices of the Studio, London, 1907]

Santa Maria Degli Angeli, Rome, c1870. Artist: Alfred Waterhouse
Santa Maria Degli Angeli, Rome, c1870. From The Studio Volume 41. [London Offices of the Studio, London, 1907]

Whitehall Court, 1903. (1906-7). Artist: Joseph Pennell
Whitehall Court, 1903. Whitehall Court, London, England, is one contiguous building but consists of two separate constructions

Hotel Metropole
circa 1893: The Hotel Metropole in Brighton, East Sussex, designed by architect Alfred Waterhouse. (Photo by London Stereoscopic Company/Getty Images)

UK, London. Natural History Museum. The Waterhouse Building was opened in 1881, and was built in the German Romanesque style

Elfwort (Inula helenium) C016 / 5925
Elfwort (Inula helenium). One of the 162 decorative panels depicting flora that form the ceiling of the Central Hall at the Natural History Museum, London, UK

Foxglove (Digitalis purpurea) C016 / 5926
Foxglove (Digitalis purpurea). One of the 162 decorative panels depicting flora that form the ceiling of the Central Hall at the Natural History Museum, London, UK

Meadow bistort (Polygonum bistorta) C016 / 5923
Meadow bistort (Polygonum bistorta). One of the 162 decorative panels depicting flora that form the ceiling of the Central Hall at the Natural History Museum, London, UK

Honeysuckle (Lonicera periclymenum) C016 / 5922
Honeysuckle (Lonicera periclymenum). One of the 162 decorative panels depicting flora that form the ceiling of the Central Hall at the Natural History Museum, London, UK

Christmas rose (Helleborus niger) C016 / 5924
Christmas rose (Helleborus niger). One of the 162 decorative panels depicting flora that form the ceiling of the Central Hall at the Natural History Museum, London, UK

Natural History Museums Central Hall
The Central Hall of the Natural History Museum, London, UK. This is in the Waterhouse Building, which was designed by Alfred Waterhouse and first opened to the public in 1881. Photographed in 1882

Natural History Museum decorative panel C013 / 6754
Natural History Museum decorative panel. Terracotta panel depicting a bird. This panel is from the walls of the Waterhouse Building of the Natural History Museum, London, UK

The Waterhouse Building
A floodlit exterior view of the Waterhouse Builiding at the Natural History Museum, London. Designed by Alfred Waterhouse (1830-1905) and opened to the public on Easter Monday 1881

Mazama canepestris guaszuti design
Drawing 62 Vol 1 by Alfred Waterhouse for the ornamentation of the Natural History Museum, London, 1876

Ibis, monkey, common genet and crow design
Drawing by Alfred Waterhouse for the ornamentation of the Natural History Museum, London, 1875-1876. Waterhouse designed the museum in the 1860s, and it first opened its doors on Easter Monday 1881

Amblyrhynchus cristatus, marine iguana design
Drawing 23 Vol 1 by Alfred Waterhouse for the ornamentation of panels in windows of first floor south front of the Natural History Museum, London, 1875

Demoiselle and crane designs
Drawing 27 Vol 2 by Alfred Waterhouse for the ornamentation of the Natural History Museum, London, 1876. (Two separate negatives)

Iguana, delundung, racoon and gecko design
Four springers in entrance hall. Drawing by Alfred Waterhouse for the ornamentation of the Natural History Museum, London, 1876

Snake and plant design
Drawing by Alfred Waterhouse for the ornamentation of the Natural History Museum, London, 1875-1876. Waterhouse designed the museum in the 1860s, and it first opened its doors on Easter Monday 1881

Dog, owl and eagle design
Drawing by Alfred Waterhouse for the ornamentation of the Natural History Museum, London, 1875-1876. Waterhouse designed the museum in the 1860s, and it first opened its doors on Easter Monday 1881

Gargoyle design
Drawing by Alfred Waterhouse for the ornamentation of the Natural History Museum, London, 1875-1876. Waterhouse designed the museum in the 1860s, and it first opened its doors on Easter Monday 1881

Cow and calf design
Drawing by Alfred Waterhouse for the ornamentation of the Natural History Museum, London, 1875-1876. Waterhouse designed the museum in the 1860s, and it first opened its doors on Easter Monday 1881

Panther design
Drawing by Alfred Waterhouse for the ornamentation of the Natural History Museum, London, 1875-1876. Waterhouse designed the museum in the 1860s, and it first opened its doors on Easter Monday 1881

Leaves and plant
Drawing by Alfred Waterhouse for the ornamentation of the Natural History Museum, London, 1875-1876. Waterhouse designed the museum in the 1860s, and it first opened its doors on Easter Monday 1881

Fossil and plant illustration
Drawing by Alfred Waterhouse for the ornamentation of the Natural History Museum, London, 1875-1876. Waterhouse designed the museum in the 1860s, and it first opened its doors on Easter Monday 1881

Plant design
Drawing by Alfred Waterhouse for the ornamentation of the Natural History Museum, London, 1875-1876. Waterhouse designed the museum in the 1860s, and it first opened its doors on Easter Monday 1881

Sonchus palustris, marsh sow-thistle
One of the 36 decorative panels depicting flora that form the ceiling of the North Hall at the Natural History Museum, London

Lonicera periclymenum, honeysuckle
One of the 36 decorative panels depicting flora that form the ceiling of the North Hall at the Natural History Museum, London

Polygonum bistorta, meadow bistort
One of the 36 decorative panels depicting flora that form the ceiling of the North Hall at the Natural History Museum, London

Aconitum napellus, monkshood
One of the 36 decorative panels depicting flora that form the ceiling of the North Hall at the Natural History Museum, London

Drawing of the Cromwell Road facade of the Natural History M
The Waterhouse building was designed by Alfred Waterhouse and opened to the public in 1881

Drawing of the Cromwell Road facade of the Natural History
The Waterhouse building was designed by Alfred Waterhouse and opened to the public in 1881

Asps design
Drawing by Alfred Waterhouse for the ornamentation of the Natural History Museum, London, 1875-1876. Waterhouse designed the museum in the 1860s, and it first opened its doors on Easter Monday 1881

Passenger pigeon design
Drawing by Alfred Waterhouse for the ornamentation of the Natural History Museum, London, 1875-1876. Waterhouse designed the museum in the 1860s, and it first opened its doors on Easter Monday 1881

Flowers and leaves design
Drawing by Alfred Waterhouse for the ornamentation of the Natural History Museum, London, 1875-1876. Waterhouse designed the museum in the 1860s, and it first opened its doors on Easter Monday 1881

Plant design for museum architecture
Drawing by Alfred Waterhouse for the ornamentation of the Natural History Museum, London, 1875-1876. Waterhouse designed the museum in the 1860s, and it first opened its doors on Easter Monday 1881

Leaves design
Drawing by Alfred Waterhouse for the ornamentation of the Natural History Museum, London, 1875-1876. Waterhouse designed the museum in the 1860s, and it first opened its doors on Easter Monday 1881

Flowers design
Drawing by Alfred Waterhouse for the ornamentation of the Natural History Museum, London, 1875-1876. Waterhouse designed the museum in the 1860s, and it first opened its doors on Easter Monday 1881

Palaeotherium Anoplotherium vulgaris
Drawing by Alfred Waterhouse for the ornamentation of the Natural History Museum, London, 1875-1876. Waterhouse designed the museum in the 1860s, and it first opened its doors on Easter Monday 1881

Bat design
Drawing by Alfred Waterhouse for the ornamentation of the Natural History Museum, London, 1875-1876. Waterhouse designed the museum in the 1860s, and it first opened its doors on Easter Monday 1881

Golden pheasant design
Drawing 30 Vol 2 by Alfred Waterhouse for the ornamentation of the Natural History Museum, London, 1876

Corylus avellana, hazel
One of the 36 decorative panels depicting flora that form the ceiling of the North Hall at the Natural History Museum, London

Datura stramonium, jimsonweed
One of the 36 decorative panels depicting flora that form the ceiling of the North Hall at the Natural History Museum, London

Epilobium angustifolium, fireweed
One of the 36 decorative panels depicting flora that form the ceiling of the North Hall at the Natural History Museum, London

Glaucium leuteum, horned poppy
One of the 36 decorative panels depicting flora that form the ceiling of the North Hall at the Natural History Museum, London

Onopordum acanthium, cotton thistle
One of the 36 decorative panels depicting flora that form the ceiling of the North Hall at the Natural History Museum, London

Helleborus viridis, green hellebore
Hellebores contain a powerful cardiac poison & narcotic. Used medicinally for a variety of conditions, it needed to be administered with care to avoid being fatal to the patient

Sambucus nigra, elder

Detail of terracotta panel from the Natural History Museum

Floodlit view of the Waterhouse Building
Alfred Waterhouse (1830-1905) designed the museum in the 1860s, and it first opened its doors on Easter Monday 1881

Exterior detail of The Natural History Museum, London
Detail of terracotta panel designed by Alfred Waterhouse (1830-1905). Waterhouse designed the museum in the 1860s, and it first opened its doors on Easter Monday 1881

The Main Entrance and Cromwell Road Facade of the Natural Hi
Alfred Waterhouse (1830-1905) designed the museum in the 1860s, and it first opened its doors on Easter Monday 1881

Detail of terracotta panel showing ibex
Part of the intricate interior architecture found in the Natural History Museums Waterhouse building, designed by Alfred Waterhouse (1830-1905)

All products are expertly crafted, using premium materials, tailored to your specifications and promptly shipped

Alfred Waterhouse: A Visionary Architect Ahead of His Time Renowned architect Alfred Waterhouse, known for his iconic designs and innovative approach, left an indelible mark on the world of architecture. Born in 1830, Waterhouse's creative genius knew no bounds as he ventured into various realms of design. One of his notable achievements was the creation of the Dodo Design, aptly named after the extinct bird Didus ineptus. This unique concept showcased Waterhouse's ability to blend history with modernity seamlessly. Similarly, his Greyhound Design exemplified elegance and grace while incorporating elements from nature. Waterhouse's imagination seemed boundless as he delved into prehistoric times with designs inspired by creatures like Pterodactyls and scimitar-toothed lions. These awe-inspiring creations brought a touch of mystique to his architectural masterpieces. London became a canvas for Waterhouse's visionary works, particularly South Kensington where he designed the Winter ice rink in front of the Natural History Museum. This stunning addition not only provided entertainment but also served as a testament to his ability to harmonize functionality with beauty. Speaking of the Natural History Museum itself, it stands tall as one of Waterhouse's most celebrated projects. The 1872 plan showcases meticulous attention to detail and grandeur that has stood the test of time. Its magnificent staircase at Eaton Hall near Chester is another testament to Waterhouse's skill in creating spaces that exude sophistication. Waterhouse had an affinity for infusing life into his structures through intricate engravings depicting animals between dormers on facades or within museum walls. These artistic touches added whimsy and charm while paying homage to nature's wonders. Beyond London, Waterhouse left an indelible mark across England with projects such as Brighton's Hotel Metropole Turkish Bath Drawing Room and Library—a sanctuary where luxury met tranquility—and Reading's New Municipal Buildings, which showcased his versatility in designing public spaces.