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Prince Albert's Papers

Correspondence relating to the planning and organisation of the Great Exhibition

    SIR WILLIAM CUBITT (1785-1861)

    3 Jan 1851. William Cubitt's report to the Finance Committee

    3 Jan 1851

    Loose manuscript paper | 1 document (4 pages) (whole object) | RC/H/1/5/91

    Report to the Finance Committee detailing extra expenditure caused by adaptions to the Crystal Palace building including wider staircases, fitments for the refreshment rooms, enclosing the semicircular nave ends with glass rather than canvas, interior decorations and the addition of extra ventilation (see also RC/H/1/5/92).

    Related Material: For related material see RC/H/1/5/92.

    • Creator(s)

      Sir William Cubitt (1785-1861) (writer)

      Finance Committee of the Royal Commission for the Exhibition of 1851 (addressee)

    • 1 document (4 pages) (whole object)

    • Object type(s)
        • printed & manuscript material
          • documents
            • writings (documents)
      Language(s)
      English
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