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Correspondence relating to the planning and organisation of the Great Exhibition

Edgar Alfred Bowring (1826-1911)

2 Dec 1852. Edgar Bowring to Colonel Grey 2 Dec 1852

Loose manuscript paper; mounted | 1 document (6 pages) (whole object) | RC/H/1/10/85

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Letter concerning the purchase of land from Lord Harrington and the Smith's Charity. Mentions opposition, headed by 'The Daily News', to the scheme to move the National Gallery to Kensington.
  • Creator(s)

    Edgar Alfred Bowring (1826-1911) (writer)

    General Sir Charles Grey (1804-70) (addressee)

  • 1 document (6 pages) (whole object)

  • Object type(s)
      • printed & manuscript material
        • documents
          • correspondence
    Language(s)
    English
  • Place of Production
    Whitehall [London]