| RefNo | MS/427/10 |
| AltRefNo | MS/427 p2 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Copy letter from Walter White, Assistant Secretary of the Royal Society; to the First Commissioner Office of Works |
| Creator | White; Walter (1811-1893); British librarian and writer |
| Recipient | Noel; Gerard James (1823-1911); British politician |
| Date | 13 November 1879 |
| Description | Requests advice in terms of fire proofing for the building [Burlington House]. Explains that shortly after the Royal Society moved into the building (1873), smoke and heat would be reported on the second floor whenever there a fire was lit on the first. Mr Ruddle the Clerk resolved the issue by placing a layer of concrete underneath the second floor. Now the issue has returned and Mr. Street has found the concrete broken into small fragments. |
| Extent | 1p |
| Format | Manuscript |
| AccessStatus | Open |