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COLL P 03 02 01 16

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COLL P 03 02 01 16

Title

Provost Goodford: Letter from Lord Auckland, Bishop of Bath and Wells

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Date

[9 August 1859]

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1 item

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Has delayed replying to letter on proposed additional schoolrooms until he had consulted other Old Etonians. Strong feeling that Eton has too many boys and they are unwilling to give towards the enlargement of the school. All feel that the old schoolroom can be improved, provided this does not mean the disappearance of the names, but strong feeling against extending the buildings towards the Head Master's house.
PLACE: Wells, Somerset

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ALS. 1 bifolium
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