Water tank in St. Giles in the Fields, London. Wood engraving, 1858.
- Date:
- 1858
- Reference:
- 36881i
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Left and right, dilapidated Georgian buildings that had become slum dwellings. Many such buildings were demolished when Charing Cross Road, Tottenham Court Road and Kingsway were built. Centre, an archway holding a large new water-tank for the local residents
Publication/Creation
1858
Physical description
1 print : wood engraving ; image 17.3 x 14.8 cm
Related material
Select images of this work were taken by the Wellcome Historical Medical Museum: WT/D/1/20/1/91/30
Lettering
Water tank in St. Giles's-in-the Fields.
Extensive lettering either side of image
Reference
Wellcome Collection 36881i
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