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Prince Albert's Papers

Correspondence relating to the planning and organisation of the Great Exhibition

    EDWARD HENRY STANLEY, 15TH EARL OF DERBY (1826-93)

    17 Jan 1866. Lord Derby to Prince of Wales

    17 Jan 1866

    Loose manuscript papers; mounted | 1 document (8 pages) (whole object) | RC/H/1/21/49

    Letter concerning the need for an architect for the Hall. Suggests that to employ Semper, a foreign professor, would be a shun on the whole body of British architects. Also mentions Scott.

    • Creator(s)

      Edward Henry Stanley, 15th Earl of Derby (1826-93) (writer)

      King Edward VII, King of the United Kingdom (1841-1910) (addressee)

    • 1 document (8 pages) (whole object)

    • Place of Production
      Knowsley Hall [Merseyside]
    • Object type(s)
        • printed & manuscript material
          • documents
            • correspondence
      Language(s)
      English
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