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Letter by Joseph Gwilt, architect and archaeologist, from Henley, to C R Cockerell, 4 Oct 1846; holograph, signed
Thanks Cockerell for his account of William of Wykeham and hopes to discuss the subject with him; criticises the manner in which mediaeval architecture is discussed at Oxford and Cambridge; refers to his current research; "for the last two years I have been deeply considering the principles which guided the Freemasons' works"; he is preparing to add this work to a new edition of his Encyclopaedia of Architecture; he comments on the points of support of mediaeval buildings, particularly cathedrals, and compares Britain unfavourably with abroad; "I have the vanity to think that if you and I were to sit down to it we could almost recover the principles at least of these Freemasons and surprise the worthies of the Oxford and Cambridge societies".
