Sujet

Ruins of the Patent Steam Wheel-Works, Pimlico, destroyed by fire, 1864. Creator: Unknown.

Légende

Ruins of the Patent Steam Wheel-Works, Pimlico, [London], destroyed by fire, 1864. Engraving from a photograph by Mr. A. Bool. 'The buildings thus destroyed, consisting of three engine-houses with their boiler-houses, and the greater part of the workshops and warehouses for the stock, formed a very extensive series of buildings, which occupied a space of more than two acres, having a frontage with entrance-gates in Lower Belgrave-place. They were conspicuous by the lofty shaft of a brick chimney rising far above the surrounding housetops. It is fortunate, indeed, that tins tall chimney did not fall and crush everything near it when the roof, by which it was partly supported, gave way and came to the ground. The amount of property destroyed is many thousand pounds, and a great number of workmen in the service of Messrs. Smith, Parfrey, and Smith are thrown out of employment...Much praise is due to the firemen and conductors of the engines present on this occasion...though for many hours after its fury was suppressed there was a smouldering fire in the ruins'. From "Illustrated London News", 1864.

Crédit

Photo12/Heritage Images/The Print Collector

Notre référence

HRM24A15_097

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Droits gérés

Format disponible

9,1Mo (625,8Ko) / 16,4cm x 13,9cm / 1932 x 1643 (300dpi)

Mots clés

building London destruction arts industry chimneys danger art dangerous smoke fire British color industrial chimney factory accident damage damaged ruins ruin century Britain newspapers press print concept ruined incident United Kingdom B&W aftermath engraved engraving peril Colour 19th century black & white black and white B W white and black nineteenth century City of Westminster The Print Collector Illustrated London News industrial accident TGN ILN Pimlico newspaper Unknown 19th-century