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Poplar Hospital for Accidents, East India Dock Road, Blackwall, London: three-quarter view. Wood engraving, 1858.
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- 1858
- Reference
- 25212i
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Credit: Poplar Hospital for Accidents, East India Dock Road, Blackwall, London: three-quarter view. Wood engraving, 1858. Wellcome Collection. Public Domain Mark
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Description
Established in this former tavern in Blackwall in 1855, to deal with victims of accidents at the nearby docks, much extended up to 1935. Following damage due to enemy action in 1941, the hospital was demolished in 1981-2
Publication/Creation
1858
Physical description
1 print : wood engraving
Lettering
Poplar Hospital, East India Road
Reference
Wellcome Library no. 25212i
Type/Technique
Languages
- English
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Location Status Access Closed stores