Memorandum by the Prince Consort as to disposal of the surplus from the Great Exhibition of 1851 : Official Record 1851.

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Book

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English

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Summary:

Description: Note from Prince Albert looking at the 150,000-200,000 surplus generated for the Royal Commission by the Great Exhibition. Although he accepts that the nation might want to save the Crystal Palace, he feels that doing so and creating a gardens would not fully represent the focus of the exhibition. He therefore proposes purchasing land on the other side of Kensington Road and setting up four institutions that would represent the idea of the fair and provide homes for some of the country's leading academic societies.

Notes:

Note from Prince Albert looking at the 150,000-200,000 surplus generated for the Royal Commission by the Great Exhibition. Although he accepts that the nation might want to save the Crystal Palace, he feels that doing so and creating a gardens would not fully represent the focus of the exhibition. He therefore proposes purchasing land on the other side of Kensington Road and setting up four institutions that would represent the idea of the fair and provide homes for some of the country's leading academic societies.

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