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Geological Museum, Exhibition Road, Kensington, Kensington and Chelsea, Greater London Authority, 31-10-1930. A view from the south-east of the Geological Museum during construction, showing the steel frames. The Geological Museum moved from its site on Jermyn Street to this new building on Exhibition Road in 1935. The new museum was designed by Sir Richard Allison and John Hatton Markham of H M Office of Works. The steel frames used in the construction of the building were manufactured by Banister, Walton and Co Ltd. The Geological Museum subsequently became part of the Natural History Museum. Geological Museum, Exhibition Road, Kensington, Kensington and Chelsea, London, 1930. Creator: Stewart Bale Limited. (KEYSTONE/HERITAGE IMAGES/HISTORIC ENGLAND)