Copy, c. 1900, of a letter from Augustus Welby Pugin to E. J. Wilson [Edward James Willson], n.d. [6 Nov. 1834]
The letter describes the fire at the Palace of Westminster in 1834 and the damage done. Pugin celebrates the loss of the work of Soane and Wyatt and criticises the architect Smirke.
The letter is published in Belcher, Margaret (ed): The Collected Letters of A. W. N. Pugin: Volume I: 1830-1842 (Oxford; Oxford University Press, 2001)
Dates
- Creation: c. 1900, n.d. [6 Nov. 1834]
Extent
2.0 Leaves
Language of Materials
- English
Preferred Citation
Oxford, Bodleian Libraries [followed by shelfmark and folio or page reference, e.g. MS. Eng. c. 7284, fol. 64].
Shelfmark:
MS. Eng. c. 7284, fols. 64-65
Collection ID (for staff)
CMD ID 6245
Abstract
Copy, c. 1900, of a letter from Augustus Welby Pugin to E. J. Wilson [Edward James Willson], n.d. [6 Nov. 1834]
Biographical / Historical
Augustus Welby Pugin (1812-1852), architect. For more information see the Dictionary of National Biography.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Part of the H. M. Colvin bequest, 12 June 2008.
Subject
- Title
- Copy, c. 1900, of a letter from Augustus Welby Pugin to E. J. Wilson [Edward James Willson], n.d. [6 Nov. 1834]
- Status
- Published
- Date
- EAD version 2019
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
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