Mr Alaric Pemmington

Once corrected the Prime Minister, Mr Asquith, in writing, on the use of "fewer" where "less" was indicated; the letter was returned without comment. Pemmington framed the unanswered letter and hung it in his study, where it remained until his death in 1934. His will directed that the letter be presented to the Society in perpetuity. It hangs in the anteroom, beneath the Bracegirdle plaque, with a small card reading: "Mr Pemmington’s correspondence with the Right Hon. H. H. Asquith, MP. The matter is unresolved."