Natural history collector. Born at the family seat near Manchester where he also died. His museum was at Leicester House on the northern side of Leicester Square and called the Holophusikon, or Holophusicon or the Leverian Museum. Londonist has a great post about this museum.
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Sir Ashton Lever
Interesting that Coca Cola are specifically mentioned on the panel but not as...
One of a trio of museums, the others being the Royal Observatory and the Quee...
Known as ‘The Strong Box of the Empire’, the Public Record Office was created...
Architect and collector. Born in Goring-on-Thames, son of a bricklayer. Archi...
