The Museum of Practical Geology, Piccadilly: the entrance facade in Jermyn Street. Wood engraving, c.1851.

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40334i
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The Museum of Practical Geology was opened in 1851 by Albert the Prince Consort. It closed in 1933, the contents passed to the Science Museum, and the men's department store Simpsons was built on the site

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[London]

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1 print : wood engraving ; image 15.5 x 17 cm

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The new Museum of Practical Geology, Jermyn-Street.

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Wellcome Collection 40334i

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    Closed stores

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