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TitleMyerscough-Walker, Herbert Raymond (1908-1984): (Part 1)
Admin/Biog HistoryInter-war period architecture was a subject which Stamp was researching throughout his career, and his widow Rosemary Hill published his manuscript posthumously: Stamp, G. and Hill, R. (foreword by.) (2024) Interwar : British architecture 1919-39. London: Profile Books.

Raymond Myerscough-Walker, was an architectural draughtsman, artist and architect. J. Mordaunt Crook, and his wife Susan Mayor put Stamp in contact with Myerscough-Walker, after Stamp had been unable to make contact when researching Stamp, G. (1982) The great perspectivists. London: Trefoil books published in association with the Royal Institute of British Architects. (RIBA drawings).

Stamp organised an exhibition of Myerscough-Walker's work and drawings at the Architectural Association, 18 Jan-11 Feb 1984. Stamp undertook the research, writing of the catalogue, and the locating of material for the exhibition.

Charles Hudson Kearley (1904-1989), was an English property developer and art collector. In 1936, Kearley asked Myerscough-Walker to make drawings of a design by Minoprio & Spenceley. This was the beginning of a lifelong friendship, with Myerscough-Walker fostering Kearley's interest in modern art, architecture and design.

Stamp wrote obituaries for both Myerscough-Walker and Kearley.
DescriptionThis file includes extensive correspondence with Myerscough Walker, concerning his life and work. It also concerns his recollections of working in the thirties and other architects working at the same time. It also concerns the planning of the exhibition, and the location of original drawings.

It also includes correspondence from his wife Jane Myerscough-Walker and Charles Hudson Kearley, concerning the planning of the exhibition, and the location of original drawings. Also concerns Myerscough's and Kearley's health.
Date1982-1984
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Image CaptionLetter from Myerscough Walker, dated 25 Jun 1983, concerning recollections of working in the thirties
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