Correspondence between Ivor Bertie Guest and Sir Henry Layard
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32 letters from Ivor, from Lord Wimborne to Sir Henry Layard, dated between 1885 to 1894. The letters mainly refer to commissioned work for the Grand Staircase and Venetian Balcony at Canford Manor, which were shipped from Venice to Canford. The counterparts of these letter are held in the British Museum.These were donated to the Canford Archive in 1960 by Miss Layard, Sir Henry's neice. There are notes from P Geake to the Headmaster John Hardie, who refers the matter to H Hughes and a typed letter of thanks from Headmaster to Miss LayardSee BX05-51 for orginals and BX05-47 for typed transcipts.