Title

St Thomas' Hospital, Lambeth, Greater London, 1878

Caption

St Thomas' Hospital, Lambeth, Greater London, 1878. The hospital was founded with 40 beds in the 12th century by monks of an Augustinian priory. It eventually relocated south of the Westminster Bridge in 1871 after the railway increased its importance and the demands placed upon it.

Date

1878

Credit line

Photo12/Heritage Images

Reference

HRM19A82_239

Model release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

54,7Mb (1,4Mb) / 16,6in x 12,8in / 4971 x 3846 (300dpi)

Keywords

transport transportation exterior river water building buildings London England River Thames Thames hospital architecture boat boats country British geography English waterfront location Victorian century Britain outside riverbank B&W MONOCHROME south bank 19th century water transport Southbank black & white black and white B W Lambeth nineteenth century English Heritage geographical feature St Thomas' Hospital TGN Saint Thomas' Hospital Henry Taunt HW Taunt Taunt Henry