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AltRefNo61997
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TitleLetter from [Joseph Wilson] Swan, Overhill, Warlingham, Surrey, to Mr [Alan Archibald] Campbell Swinton
CreatorSwan; Sir; Joseph Wilson (1828-1914)
Date15 February 1912
DescriptionApologises for not having the exact date of when early lighting was installed in the gallery and dining room at Cragside but he believe it was in early 1881. States that the lighting at Alnwick was a little later than that, confirming Swinton's supposition that it was experimental and temporary. Unable to give particulars as to the lighting at Coombe Bank, stating Mr [William] Spottiswoode used it more or less from 1881. Surprised to learn about the house of Sir William Crookes, whose residence was also lit early on.
Extent2p
FormatManuscript
PhysicalDescriptionInk on paper
AccessStatusOpen
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CodePersonNameDates
NA5291Swan; Sir; Joseph Wilson (1828 - 1914); chemist and inventor1828 - 1914
NA8285Swinton; Alan Archibald Campbell (1863 - 1930); electrical engineer1863 - 1930
NA8188Crookes; Sir; William (1832 - 1919); chemist and science journalist1832 - 1919
NA7690Spottiswoode; William (1825 - 1883); mathematician and physicist1825 - 1883
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