The London Institution, Moorfields, London. Engraving by W. Deeble, 1827, after T. H. Shepherd.

  • Shepherd, Thomas H. (Thomas Hosmer)
Date:
29 September 1827
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26255i
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The London Institution was founded in 1806. At first meetings were in a house, then a building was erected in Moorfields in 1819 at the behest of a number of charitable subscribers. As well as a fine library, the building housed a lecture room, used for scientific demonstrations. The Institution was demolished in 1936

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London (3 Acton Place, Kingsland Road) : Jones & Co., 29 September 1827.

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1 print : engraving ; image 8.6 x 14.5 cm

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The London Institution, Finsbury Circus. ; Dedicated to Professor Millington, whose lectures have often enlightened his hearers within these walls, by his sincere friend the editor ; drawn by T. H. Shepherd. ; Engraved by Wm. Deeble.

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B. Adams, London illustrated, London, 1983, number 154/34 [p.375]

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Wellcome Collection 26255i

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