![The Corporation of London request the honor of [blank] Company at the opening of the New Coal Exchange,](jpegs/57555.jpg)
The Corporation of London request the honor of [blank] Company at the opening of the New Coal Exchange,by Her Majesty Queen Victoria, on Tuesday 30th October, 1849. J.no Wood Chairman. The favour of an immediate answer is requested addressed to the City Rememberancer, Guildhall and if honoured with Acceptance a card of admission will be forwarded.
J.B. Bunning, Arch.t. J. Cross & Son sc. Holborn.
Steel engraving on porcelain card with blind embossed border. Sheet 330 x 250mm (13 x 9¾"). Some surface abrasion. Creased.
An invitation with a view of the New Coal Exchange on Lower Thames Street, drawn by the architect James Bunstone Bunning. The building was eventually opened by Prince Albert rather than Victoria and was demolished in 1962, despite a campaign by John Betjeman and others.
[Ref: 57555] £160.00
Steel engraving on porcelain card with blind embossed border. Sheet 330 x 250mm (13 x 9¾"). Some surface abrasion. Creased.
An invitation with a view of the New Coal Exchange on Lower Thames Street, drawn by the architect James Bunstone Bunning. The building was eventually opened by Prince Albert rather than Victoria and was demolished in 1962, despite a campaign by John Betjeman and others.
[Ref: 57555] £160.00