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The Great Exhibition of 1851: the British Nave dated 1851 by Joseph Nash
Great Exhibition of 1851

Prince Albert took a leading role in the organisation of the Exhibition

SIR WILLIAM REID (1791-1858)

27 May 1850. Colonel Reid to Colonel Grey

27 May 1850

RC/H/1/3/93

After holding a competition for the design of the Exhibition building the Building Committee went on to reject the 200 applications they received. Instead they designed their own building under the lead of the famous engineer Isambard Kingdom Brunel. This letter from Colonel Reid to Colonel Grey reports that the plans have been signed off and that they are currently discussing the possibility of building a domed roof.