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TitleSpeech made when unveiling plaque commemorating Alfred Russel Wallace in Westminster Abbey
DescriptionHandwritten speech by the Dean of Westminster - H. E. Ryle, made at the afternoon service on 1 November 1915. The ceremony commemorated three people; Alfred Russel Wallace, Sir Jospeh Hooker and Lord Lister, with a memorial tablet to each person. The Dean gives a little speech about each person. The plaque for Wallace was commissioned by the Wallace Memorial Committee and carved by Albert Bruce-Joy.
Notes: 21 x 16 cm.
Name: Ryle, H E
Wallace Memorial Committee
Bruce-Joy, Albert 1842-1924
Subject: Memorials
Date1915
AccessStatusOpen
Held ByNHM General Library
Extent1 handwritten speech
LevelItem

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CodePersonNameDates
PX473Wallace; Alfred Russel (1823-1913); Biologist1823-1913
PX10836Ryle; H E
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