JDH writes to Sir William Turner Thiselton-Dyer regarding a misunderstanding about the building of the Marianne North Gallery at RBG Kew by [John] Lessels & [James] Fergusson. Specifically regarding the vestibule, veranda & some water. JDH also criticizes The Treasury's handling of the matter. He has enjoyed a visit to Barton, he likes his host at Morton Hall [George Duckett Berney] whom he describes as: 'a liberal conservative & enlightened man amongst a neighbourhood sunk in Torydom'. JDH also comments on the decline of farming in the area [Norfolk].
Letter details
Record number
JHC438
From
Sir Joseph Dalton Hooker
To
Sir William Turner Thiselton-Dyer
Date
13 April 1882
Sent from
Morton Hall, Moton on the Hill, Norfolk, [England, United Kingdom]