Sujet

Plan of the fire that took place at Ratcliff in Stepney, London, in 1794. Artist: Anon

Légende

Plan of the fire that took place at Ratcliff in Stepney, London, in 1794. The area was devastated by the worst of many fires which constantly swept through the riverside hamlet. Inset is a view of Shadwell Water Works. Stepney is now in the London borough of Tower Hamlets.

Date

1794

Crédit

Photo12/Heritage Images/London Metropolitan Archives

Notre référence

HRM19A97_443

Model release

NA

Property release

NA

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

18,2Mo (980,7Ko) / 24,4cm x 18,7cm / 2878 x 2208 (300dpi)

Mots clés

river road London England River Thames Thames destruction street country fire British geography English color colour lane avenue location disaster century Britain plan catastrophe concept water supply 18th century Eighteenth Century Tower Hamlets Guildhall Library & Art Gallery East End geographical feature Shadwell Stepney TGN water works Ratcliff Shadwell water works engraving map Anon Anonymous