Sujet

Ruins of the Belgrave Pantechnicon, 1874. Creator: Unknown.

Légende

Ruins of the Belgrave Pantechnicon, [London], 1874. 'The destruction of this large building, and of a vast amount of costly property, household furniture, pictures, and plate, deposited there for safe keeping, is still a topic of regretful interest a fortnight after the fire. The proprietors, Messrs. Smith and Radermacher, who were insured tor £20,000 only, have during the last week kept fifty men of the Salvage Corps at work clearing the ruins...such valuables as were discovered have been deposited in a place of safety, with a view to subsequent identification by the owners...When the Motcomb-street frontage has been sufficiently cleared, the names of 115 depositors who were known to have goods in that part will be advertised, so that they may attend and recognise such few articles belonging to them as have been recovered...Among the losers is Major-General Sir Garnet Wolseley. When he left England for the Gold Coast, last autumn, he removed to the Pantechnicon, from his house at Richmond, much valuable property, including many interesting souvenirs of his campaigns in the Crimea. India, China, and. North America. It is believed that none of this has been saved from the fire'. From "Illustrated London News", 1874.

Crédit

Photo12/Heritage Images/The Print Collector

Notre référence

HRM25A32_343

Model release

NA

Property release

NA

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

26,6Mo (2,3Mo) / 31,2cm x 21,4cm / 3686 x 2522 (300dpi)

Mots clés

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