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WC - Whitelands College Archive
AR - Administrative records
5 - College buildings and sites, including maps and plans
1 - Chapel
1 - Original correspondence and documents re planning, financing and erection of chapel at Chelsea and its interior
Repository
University of Roehampton: Whitelands College
Level
Item
Ref No
WC/AR/5/1/1/2
Title
Volume II: Correspondence and documents relating to chapel’s interior and services including windows, seating, heating, lighting, leaking
Date
1881 - 1884
Extent
1 volume
Description
Including: Correspondence with argument about the positioning of the windows 1881; problems with the gas heating and lighting; £10 donation from W H Smith; Violet Goodall (former student) sent a window from her father; 12th Jan 1882 Pilkington took over from Cluttons; dedication by the Lord bishop of Rochester - June 30th 1882; accounts of work done by Macey and Sons - builders and the architects; Feb 1883 – letters from Georgiana Burne-Jones; 14/031883 - letter from Royal School of Art Needlework concerning the altar cloth ordered by the Duchess of Westminster; letters concerning the Oak screen - Arthur W Bloomfield (chapel architect); correspondence from William Morris; April 1883 - estimates from Morris and Co. - April 11 1883 St Ursula ordered; Complaints about the Chapel leaking - caused by leaves; Feb 1884 - quote for the chapel silver and related descriptions and paperwork; 28/02/1884 - letter and £5 donation from WH Smith documents regarding Chapel seating.
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