Letter About George Gilbert Scott and the New University Buildings

Author(s): Ewing, Archibald Orr

Victoria Buildings.
2 West Regent Street.
Glasgow. 29 May 1868

GLASGOW UNIVERSITY ARCHIVES
My dear DrThomson

I am very vexed
at what has taken place
as to this extra [cutting] and I
confess I am not a little
uneasy when I see the very
great [¿] of our [¿]
in providing contracts [¿]
estimates for the alterations [¿]
additional works _ It is not
busineſslike and I fear it [¿]
because he does not wish us
to carry on the [works] upon
the principles we have laid




down _ As to the additional
cost the enormous additional
cost of the Heating Apparatus
you should [note] the [¿]
[apparatus] to take charge of
this and ask them for a [¿]
of their proceedings _ their estimate
of cost and [¿] before
their [¿] costs estimate and
ask them for an explanation
I certainly [¿] [¿] the
ours upon them _ I think
the sooner we have this and
afterwards a meeting of the
Building Committee the better


Yours very truly
[¿]
Dr Allen Thomson

Letter About George Gilbert Scott and the New University Buildings

Document Information

Document ID	516
Title	Letter About George Gilbert Scott and the New University Buildings
Year group	1850-1900
Genre	Personal writing
Year of publication	1868
Place of publication	Glasgow, Scotland
Wordcount	161

Author information: Ewing, Archibald Orr

Author ID	118
Forenames	Archibald Orr
Surname	Ewing
Gender	Male
Year of birth	1847
Place of birth	Glasgow, Scotland
Occupation	Nobleman, Politician, Turkey-Red Dyer
Education	University
Locations where resident	Glasgow