Ref NoLDGSL/947/1/SKENE/1
TitleLetter from James SKENE to George Bellas Greenough
Date26 Dec 1823
LevelItem
Extent1 item
FormatDocument
DescriptionLetter from James SKENE, Edinburgh, to George Bellas Greenough, 26 Dec 1823. Re: Has learned that the stone for rebuilding of the new London Bridge is to be granite, and describes the quality of Aberdeen granite (and his own quarry) in comparison to that of Cornwall and Guernsey in constructing other bridges.
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LanguageEnglish
ArchNoteDescription by John Thackray, revised by Caroline Lam
CreatorNameSKENE | James | 1775-1864 | lawyer and geologist
Previous referenceLDGSL/947
Persons
CodePersonNameDates
DS/UK/8GREENOUGH; George Bellas (1778-1855); geologist1778-1855
DS/UK/48SKENE; James (1775-1864); lawyer and geologist1775-1864
Places
CodePlaceName
NA101Aberdeenshire
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