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Exchange, Gresham Street, 1870 - 1879

 Item
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3086P/4

Scope and Contents

275 x 209 mm. View looking west across Gresham Street, with the eastern façade of the Exchange visible at the right, overlooking Macquarie Place. This two storey building, with composite pilasters running through both floors, was later enlarged by a further two floors. The left hand building, with its first floor windows flanked by paired Ionic columns, housed a number of businesses, among them that of the Land Surveyor Ernest O. Smith.

Dates

  • Creation: 1870 - 1879

Conditions Governing Access

From the Fonds:

Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).

Language of Materials

English

Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements

Fair condition, overall yellowing and some fading.

Related Materials

For a photograph of the main façade of the Exchange see Y308B/13.

General

SG.

Finding aid date

2003-08-14 16:48:44+00:00

Includes index.

Repository Details

Part of the Cambridge University Library Repository

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