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Prince Albert's Papers

Correspondence relating to the planning and organisation of the Great Exhibition

    HENRY COLE (1808-82)

    31 Dec 1874 - 2 Jan 1875. Henry Cole and Lord Granville

    31 Dec 1874

    Loose printed papers; mounted | 1 document (7 pages) (whole object) | RC/H/1/22/17

    Correspondence between Henry Cole and Lord Granville concerning the history of the South Kensington estate. Includes a plan of the estate.

    • Creator(s)

      Henry Cole (1808-82) (writer)

      Granville George Leveson-Gower, 2nd Earl Granville (1815-91) (addressee)

      Granville George Leveson-Gower, 2nd Earl Granville (1815-91) (writer)

      Henry Cole (1808-82) (addressee)

    • 1 document (7 pages) (whole object)

    • Place of Production
      33 Thurloe Square
    • Language(s)
      English
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