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Selley, Alfred, fl 1904

 Person

Dates

  • Existence: fl 1904

Biography

Alfred Selley lived at 17 Allington Road, Bedminster, Bristol. Spencer George Perceval (1838-1922), antiquary and geologist, was born on 8 July 1838, the son of Ernest August Perceval, Captain, 15th Hussars. He attended Radley College, before entering Trinity College, Cambridge, in 1858 (B.A., 1862). He lived at Severn House, Henbury, in Gloucestershire, and at Longwitton Hall, Northumberland. He died on 7 March 1922.

Found in 1 Collection or Record:

 Fonds

Alfred Selley: letters to Spencer George Perceval

 Fonds
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.6335
Scope and Contents

A collection of 98 letters and postcards dealing with collections and objects of antiquarian interest. Following no. 3 are two photographs of various flints, and following no. 28 a sketch, taken from a local paper, of the 'old bascule bridge and harbour at St Augustine's'.

Dates: 1901-1908
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