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The British Museum: the interior of the reading room, in use. Wood engraving by [I.C.] after C. Gregory, 1874.

The site of the 1862 Exhibition, as designed for the Horticultural Society: aerial view, looking north. Wood engraving, 1859.

The British Museum: the interior of the West Wing, with visitors. Wood engraving after R. and S. Smirke 1851.

The British Museum: the reading room under construction. Wood engraving by J. Brown after C. W. Sheeres, 1855.

Sir Robert Peel's Grammar School, Tamworth, Staffordshire: with architectural details. Wood engraving by Laing, 1851, after S. Smirke.

The British Museum: drinking fountains under the portico, with visitors. Wood engraving, 1860.

The site of the 1862 Exhibition, as redesigned for the Royal Horticultural Society: looking north, the Albert Hall in the background, left. Wood engraving by D. J. Anderson, 1871.

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Sir Robert Peel's Grammar School, Tamworth, Staffordshire: with architectural details. Wood engraving by Laing, 1851, after S. Smirke.

The British Museum: the interior of the West Wing, with visitors. Wood engraving after R. and S. Smirke 1851.

The British Museum: the reading room under construction. Wood engraving by J. Brown after C. W. Sheeres, 1855.

The site of the 1862 Exhibition, as designed for the Horticultural Society: aerial view, looking north. Wood engraving, 1859.

The site of the 1862 Exhibition, as redesigned for the Royal Horticultural Society: looking north, the Albert Hall in the background, left. Wood engraving by D. J. Anderson, 1871.