Title

Illustrations of the Flood at Sheffield: the village of Hillsborough after the flood, 1864. Creator: Unknown.

Caption

Illustrations of the Flood at Sheffield: the village of Hillsborough after the flood, 1864. Aftermath of a burst reservoir, caused by inadequate building materials. Over a hundred people were killed. Engraving showing '...what now remains of Hillsborough. One arch of the principal bridge, and almost the whole structure of another bridge, seem to have been swept away. The view is taken from the west side, approaching Hillsborough from Malin Bridge, which is higher up the stream. The space shown in the foreground is now a mere waste of sand bestrewn with large stones'. From "Illustrated London News", 1864.

Credit line

Photo12/Heritage Images/The Print Collector

Reference

HRM24A25_447

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NA

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License type

Rights managed

Available size

29,2Mb (2,7Mb) / 12,9in x 8,8in / 3875 x 2638 (300dpi)

Keywords

weather river England people destruction arts art bridge bridges British geography color structure death damage damaged disaster century flooded Britain catastrophe newspapers press print concept flood floods riverbank B&W flooding south yorkshire bad weather aftermath engraved engraving Sheffield Colour 19th century black & white black and white B W deaths white and black nineteenth century The Print Collector geographical feature Illustrated London News TGN ILN newspaper Unknown 19th-century