Coode, Sir John: letter (1873)
Identity Statement
Reference code(s) | : GB 0096 AL423 |
Held at | : Senate House Library, University of London Click here to find out how to view this collection at http://www.senatehouselibrary.ac.uk/our-collections › |
Full title | : Coode, Sir John: letter (1873) |
Date(s) | : 1873 |
Level of description | : fonds |
Extent | : 2 leaves |
Name of creator(s) | : Coode | Sir | John | 1816-1892 | Knight | civil engineer |
Context
Administrative/Biographical history:
John Coode was born in Bodmin, Cornwall in 1816. He was educated locally before being articled to a civil engineer. By the 1840s he had his own successful engineering practice in London and from the 1850s onwards regularly travelled abroad as the designer of or a consultant to large-scale port and harbour works in the British colonies. He was knighted in 1872 for his work on Portland Harbour, Dorset. Coode was also a member of the Institution of Civil Engineers, the Royal Colonial Institute, the Royal Commission on Metropolitan Sewage Discharge, and the International Commission of the Suez Canal.
Content
Scope and content/abstract:
Letter from Sir John Coode of 35 Norfolk Square, Hyde Park, London to Mr Liddell, 30 Dec 1873. Thanking him for his congratulations and says that they are much impressed with the work of Fanny's husband. He is glad to hear that William is well occupied 'in these days when so many men are put aside and "shelved" against their wishes'. Discussing the Weymouth sewage works, nearly completed. Hopes to meet William, if he (Coode) visits Portsmouth. Autograph, with signature.
Access & Use
Language/scripts of material:
English
System of arrangement:
See hard copy catalogue.
Conditions governing access:
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Conditions governing reproduction:
Copies may be made, subject to the condition of the original. Copying must be undertaken by the Palaeography Room staff, who will need a minimum of 24 hours to process requests.
Finding aids:
Typescript catalogue available in the Library's Palaeography Room.
Archival Information
Archival history:
See archivist
Immediate source of acquisition:
Purchased from E Hall, 1966.
Allied Materials
Related material:
Publication note:
Description Notes
Archivist's note:
Compiled by Anya Turner.
Rules or conventions:
Compiled in compliance with General International Standard Archival Description, ISAD(G), second edition, 2000; National Council on Archives Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997.
Date(s) of descriptions:
Aug 2008
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