The refurbishment of E.M. Barry's rooms in the National Gallery,London

In the autumn of 1876 the first major extension to William Wilkins's National Gallery, built to the designs of E.M. Barry, was opened to the public. Almost exactly 110 years later, in October 1986, five of Barry's eight rooms were re-opened after being closed for nearly two years, during which time they have undergone a major refurbishment which included the re-creation of Barry's original proposals for their decoration. This re-creation entailed lengthy research into the exact nature of Barry's proposals and uncovered some interesting facts about the development of Barry's extension. A short digression into the history of the extension is thus appropriate.     

1928年陈光甫日记(四)

1928年陈光甫日记,皆系其旅汉时所记,已刊载三期,但内容上各有偏重,时间上亦不连续.     

上海商业储蓄银行二十年史初稿(四)

民国八年 ,总行派华栋臣先生至济南 ,设分理处于纬四路 ,原为试办性质 ,范围甚小。九年 ,迁至经二路后 ,业务稍见进展。十六年春 ,时局骤变 ,省当局勒借款项 ,迫胁不已 ,遂毅然停业 ,甚至撤销行屋 ,以避其锋。十八年 ,大局稍定 ,另勘行址于经二路 ,筹备复业。十九年 ,改称支行。二十年 ,又改分行。综此十年中 ,在十六年以前 ,为济行草创时代 ,十九年后 ,始入发展时代 ,中间迭经风波 ,应付不易。济行经理为龚祥麟先生。天津分行 ,已有十三年的历史。民国九年 ,由杨子和先生筹备成立办事处。民国十二年 ,市上渐知有上海银行 ,除代理收支外 ,兼…