Sujet
'The New River Head', c1872. Creator: Unknown.
Légende
'The New River Head', c1872. 'The site south-west of Sadler's Wells known as New River Head takes its name from the reservoir at the mouth of the New River, the channel cut in 1604-1613 to supply London with water from springs in Hertfordshire - a civil engineering achievement vital to the development of the metropolis. From here, high in the fields of rural Clerkenwell, a network of wooden mains conveyed water to the cisterns of London. To begin with, New River Head consisted merely of a reservoir, the Round Pond, and a single building known as the Water House. In time it became a comparatively sophisticated complex with outer ponds and associated structures covering seven acres...' From Old and New London, Vol. II: A Narrative of Its History, Its People, and Its Places, by Walter Thornbury. [Cassell, Petter, Galpin & Co., London, Paris & New York]
The Print Collector collection
Date
1872
Crédit
Photo12/Heritage Images/The Print Collector
Notre référence
HRM19D50_191
Model release
Non
Licence
Droits gérés
Format disponible
59,2Mo (4,5Mo) / 44,9cm x 33,0cm / 5303 x 3903 (300dpi)