In “Down Among the Fearful,” the way a postgraduate student
was murdered leads Lewis and Hathaway to the Oxford Natural History
Museum. There they speak with a man
named Kanan Dutta, an advocate for Euthanasia, who has an office off the second
floor landing. Then they walk
down hallways that overlook the displays on the museum floor.
I loved all the museum's architectural features. I was particularly intrigued by the columns lining the second floor landing.
Each is carved from a different type of stone. Altogether, they represent the mineral diversity of the United
Kingdom.
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| Porphyrite from Scotland |
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| Schorl Rock from Carnmoor, Cornwall |
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| Ophicalcite (Serpentine) from Connemara, Ireland |
The museum is closed right now, as work is
being done to its roof. It’ll be
interesting to see how the museum looks on our next visit, when that process is
complete. I wonder how the new roof may
change the overall look of the interior, if I’ll see any new notable aspects to
the interior architecture, and how the exhibits may have been changed.
If you've enjoyed this brief tour of the Oxford Natural History Museum, I hope you get to go there some day. Personally, I can’t wait to return!
Dragon (Dino-lovin’) Dave
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