Title

The Flood at Sheffield: view of the Bradfield Reservoir, showing the broken dam..., 1864. Creator: Mason Jackson.

Caption

The Flood at Sheffield: view of the Bradfield Reservoir, showing the broken dam - from a sketch by our special artist, 1864. Aftermath of a burst reservoir, caused by inadequate building materials. Over a hundred people were killed. From "Illustrated London News", 1864.

Credit line

Photo12/Heritage Images/The Print Collector

Reference

HRM24A25_451

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Rights managed

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50,1Mb (5,2Mb) / 18,4in x 10,6in / 5517 x 3171 (300dpi)

Keywords

weather cloud clouds water hill hills England arts art British geography color moorland reservoir disaster century flooded Britain catastrophe newspapers press print moor concept moors flood floods B&W flooding south yorkshire bad weather engraved engraving Sheffield Colour 19th century black & white black and white B W white and black nineteenth century The Print Collector geographical feature Illustrated London News TGN ILN Bradfield Reservoir newspaper landscape sky Mason Jackson Jackson Mason 19th-century M. Jackson Jackson M. W E. M. E. M. W. W. E. M.