HOPE (Alexander James Beresford Beresford-, M.P., 1820-1887, Architect and Writer)

Autograph Letter to 'My dear Sir', saying "I cannot give you a better proof of my accord than by saying that when the qu[estio]n went before the House I proposed to supplement the Church Rate Settlement by the relaxation of the law of Mortmain. I specially suggested too the negotiating a power to borrow money from the Exch[eque]r Loan Commission for dis-church-voting any estate - investing the loan in legal securities ... for the use of the Church in the service of fabric", 3 sides 8vo., Arklow House, 20th June lacks a line or two at end and subscription

Beresford-Hope was a driving force of the Gothic revival in church architecture. He funded the building of All Saints', Margaret Street, wrote 'The English Cathedral of the Nineteenth Century', 1861, and was President of the Royal Institute of British Architects, 1865-1867. This letter reflects his efforts to retain a modified form of Church Rate rather than their abolition. His father was Thomas Hope, of the family long settled as diamond merchants in Amsterdam.

Item Date:  1886

Stock No:  15026      £35

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