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B/W print; An excavation of a cut-and-cover tunnel down the middle of Craven Hill, circa 1867

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Reference number
1998/86078
Description
An excavation of a cut-and-cover tunnel down the middle of Craven Hill, Paddington, during the construction of the Metropolitan Railway's Kensington extension. The enormous disruption to pedestrians and householders caused by this method of construction is very clear; access to the houses on the left seems to be by stepping stones onto the roadway, which itself is a sea of mud. On the extreme right of the photograph is a waterman, with a yoke over his shoulders, and a bucket in each hand.
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Dates
circa 1867
Collection
Object type
  • B/w print
Photograph number
3270-49
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Completeness
68%