Sujet

Scene of the Late Accident at the City Canal Dock-Gates, Blackwall Point, 1856. Creator: Unknown.

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Scene of the Late Accident at the City Canal Dock-Gates, Blackwall Point, [London], 1856. '...the outer gates...have been under repair, and could not be used, so that the whole pressure of the water in the dock was against the inner gate...the tide in the river was at the lowest ebb; the lock was almost dry; while on the other side of the closed gates in the lock there was a depth of some nineteen or twenty feet of water. Suddenly...the lock-gates, which opened inwards, were forced outwards towards the river, by the pressure of water, with tremendous fury, and a scene of the most alarming and almost indescribable nature ensued. The ponderous heavy gates were literally carried away from their massive bearings by the force of the current, and swept into the river, and then came the numerous lighters and craft which had collected near the entrance...many of them sank with their cargoes'. From "Illustrated London News", 1856.

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Photo12/Heritage Images

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HRM23A57_331

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30,4Mo (3,2Mo) / 32,1cm x 23,7cm / 3789 x 2802 (300dpi)

Mots clés

transport transportation river water London England River Thames Thames destruction boat boats lock bridge bridges British geography color dramatic structure accident damage damaged wharf docks dock canal location century Britain newspapers press concept incident B&W engraved engraving Colour 19th century water transport black & white black and white B W white and black Lock Gates nineteenth century Tower Hamlets The Print Collector Blackwall dock gate geographical feature Illustrated London News TGN ILN newspaper Cargo boat Unknown 19th-century cargo boats