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Correspondence and Papers. 1856-1867

Correspondence relating to the South Kensington Estate, later known as ‘Albertopolis’

      JAMES WADE

      11 Jan 1856. James Wade to Edgar Bowring

      11 Jan 1856

      Loose manuscript papers | 1 document (4 pages) (whole object) | RC/B/1856/1

      James Wade to Edgar Bowring, enclosing an estimate for repairing the cistern at Brompton Park House.

      • Creator(s)

        James Wade (writer)

        Edgar Alfred Bowring (1826-1911) (addressee)

      • 1 document (4 pages) (whole object)

      • Place of Production
        Office of the Royal Commission for the Exhibition of 1851, Grove House, Kensington Gore
      • Object type(s)
          • printed & manuscript material
            • documents
              • correspondence
        Language(s)
        English
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