Art
HOPE
(Alexander James Beresford Beresford-, M.P., 1820-1887, Architect and Writer)
Autograph Letter Signed to 'My dear Sir',
saying I dont like to say no & I can't quite say yes yet, and asking for a few days, to see how my arrangements go, 1 side 8vo, Bedgebury Park, Cranbrook, 31st October
Item Date: 1864
Background
Beresford-Hope was a driving force of the Gothic revival in church architecture. He funded the building of All Saints', Margaret Street, wrote The English Cathedral of the Nineteenth Century, 1861, and was President of the Royal Institute of British Architects, 1865-1867.
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