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B/W print; Construction of the Metropolitan District Railway, at the Thames Embankment, from an illustration in the Illustrated London News, 1869

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Reference number
1998/40044
Description
Work on the construction of the Metropolitan District Railway (MDR) at the Thames Embankment. A number of men can be seen in the cut-and-cover trench in the foreground, together with horses and carts loaded with spoil; the stone/brick retaining walls of the trench are already in place. On the right, a navvy leads two horses pulling a train of loaded wagons along what appears to be a temporary railway. A steam navvy stands at the top of the trench, midground centre, with Big Ben and the Palace of Westminster in the background.
Artist
Dates
6 Nov 1869
Collection
Object type
  • B/w print
Photograph number
H/3954
Location
Topics
Completeness
68%
  • Physical description

    Dimensions
    AttributeValue
    Descriptive size
    8x6ins
    Design
    AttributeValue
    Shot
    Medium exterior
  • People involved

    RolePerson(s) involved
    Artist
    Unknown, 6 Nov 1869
    Copied by
    Colin Tait, Nov 1953