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My house at Zaria in 1913, 1913

 Item
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3011E/53

Scope and Contents

100 x 75 mm. Showing the front façade of the Government Lodge at Zaria, occupied by Bell during his period as Governor of Northern Nigeria. The house is described by Bell in a letter as a pleasant building with well-tended gardens, although 'the Engineer afflicted it with a porch of such an absolutely revolting style that I am going to have the offending part pulled down and rebuilt after my own ideas.' (Bell 1911, October 11). Bell's transfer to the Leeward Islands appears to have precluded this plan.

Dates

  • Creation: 1913

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

From the Fonds:

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Language of Materials

English

Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements

Good condition.

General

SG.

Originator(s)

Unknown

Finding aid date

2003-06-18 14:21:16+00:00

Includes index.

Repository Details

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