Letters of British architects, 1793-1921.

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Letters of British architects, 1793-1921.

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The collection includes 80 letters, 3 prints and 1 seat diagram for the 1907 RIBA annual dinner. The letters were written by 34 British architects between 1793 and 1921, most of them from the second half of the 19th century. The letters address a large variety of subjects, from appointments and excuses to information about work in progress, plans for the future, lectures and courses, considerations about architectural design and criticism. Among the most significant are the letters signed by Alfred Ainger (1), George Frederick Bodley (4), Arthur Thomas Bolton (1), Charles Robert Cockerell (2), Nockalls Johnson Cottingham (2), Owen Carter Jones (7), Sir George Gilbert Scott (8), Sir Giles Gilbert Scott (1), Sydney Smirke (6), Sir John Soane (7), Sir William Tite (6), and James Wyatt (3). John Soane's letters are accompanied by three prints: his portrait engraved by T. Blood after a painting by S. Drummond; the elevation of Soane's house in Lincolns Inn Fields; and the New Treasury, Whitehall, engraved by M. Fox after a drawing by Thomas H. Shepherd.

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Soane, John, 1753-1837

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British architect. From the description of Architectural drawings, 1785-1828. (Getty Research Institute). WorldCat record id: 145990814 English architect and philanthropist. From the description of Autograph letter signed : Welbeck Street [London], to Mr. Burdon [Rowland Burdon of Castle Eden, Durham (?)], 1787 Nov. 14. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270872262 From the description of Autograph letter signed : Lincolns Inn Fields [London], to an unidentif...

Wyatt, James, 1746-1813

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English architect. From the description of Autograph letter signed : London, to Mr. Smith, 1800 Sept. 24. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270857259 From the description of Autograph letter signed : [London], to the Dean of Windsor, 1811 Nov. 17. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270584358 From the description of Autograph letter signed : Foley Place [London], to Charles James, 1808 Nov. 2. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270584355 ...

Cockerell, C.R. (Charles Robert), 1788-1863

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British architect. From the description of C. R. Cockerell architectural drawings and notes, 1816-ca. 1835. (Getty Research Institute). WorldCat record id: 145989629 From the description of Charles Robert Cockerell sketchbook leaves, ca. 1819-ca. 1822. (Getty Research Institute). WorldCat record id: 84441275 English architect. From the description of Autograph letter signed : Savile Row, to an unidentified artist, 1824 Nov. 20. (Unknown). WorldCat record...

Scott, Giles Gilbert, Sir, 1880-1960

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Sir Giles Gilbert Scott (1880-1960), architect, designed the new Cambridge University Library, 1931-34. From the guide to the Sir Giles Gilbert Scott: Notebook for Cambridge University Library, c.1931, (Cambridge University Library, Department of Manuscripts and University Archives) ...

Bolton, Arthur T. (Arthur Thomas), 1864-

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Ainger, Alfred, 1797 or 1798-1859

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Bodley, G.F. (George Frederick) 1827-1859

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Scott, George Gilbert, Sir, 1811-1878

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English architect. From the description of Autograph letter signed : London, to unidentified "Gentlemen", 1864 June 4. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270633941 From the description of Autograph letter signed : [London], to an unidentified recipient, 1855 Dec. 3. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270633888 Sir George Gilbert Scott was perhaps the premier English architect of his day. He showed promise in his youth, and was able to study and acquire practical experience ...

Cottingham, Nockalls Johnson, 1823-1854

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Smirke, Sidney, 1798-1877

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Tite, William, 1798-1873

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Vice-President of the Society of Antiquaries of London. From the description of Papers and letters relative to the exhibition at the Society of Antiquaries Dec. 12 1861, 1861-1862. (Getty Research Institute). WorldCat record id: 84441266 Epithet: MP; Knight 1869 British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000211.0x000365 English architect. From the description of Autograph letter signed : L...

Jones, Owen, 1809-1874

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