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B/W print; construction site, Shepherds Bush Underground station, 1896

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Reference number
1998/84351
Description
High angle view looking across a construction site at Shepherds Bush Underground station, Central London Railway (Central line). A vast excavation shaft has been sunk in the middle of the site (extreme foreground), three workmen stand beside the steel rim. A steam engine and crane structure stand amongst piles of tunnel segments and stacks of bricks covering the site, mid/ground. Terrace houses in background.
Photographer
Dates
29/08/1896
Collection
Object type
  • B/w print
Photograph number
Ukn
Location
Topics
Completeness
69%