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District Railway construction
Henry Flather1869
London Transport Museum
United Kingdom
Details
- Title: District Railway construction
- Creator: Henry Flather
- Date Created: 1869
- Subject Keywords: District line, Station
- Type: Photograph
- External Link: Record in London Transport Museum Collections Online
- Reference number: 1998/29427
- Physical Description: District Railway construction. This view shows site clearance immediately to the east of Blackfriars Bridge. Work has largely stopped whilst the workmen look at the photographer. The first stages of a cut-and-cover trench can be seen in the foreground. A horse and cart stand foreground right; two steam cranes, one with a bucket suspended from its jib, are visible, midground centre/right. The dome of St Paul's cathedral is prominent above the buildings in the background.
- Item location: Acton Depot
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