Sujet

Fire at the Olympic Theatre, Wych Street, Westminster, London, 1849. Artist: J Maund

Légende

Fire at the Olympic Theatre, Wych Street, Westminster, London, 1849. View depicting the destruction of the theatre by fire on 13th March, 1849, showing a fireman showering the building with water. The theatre was rebuilt after the disaster and re-opened in December of the same year.

Date

1849

Crédit

Photo12/Heritage Images/City of London : The London Archives

Notre référence

HRM19B02_257

Model release

NA

Property release

NA

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

30,1Mo (1,4Mo) / 33,7cm x 22,4cm / 3984 x 2642 (300dpi)

Mots clés

exterior water road building buildings London England people crowd job street country theatre occupation watching burning fire flame flames British English color colour lane avenue hose Westminster location Victorian century Britain profession emergency services fireman fire brigade firefighting outside 19th century nineteenth century spraying City of Westminster Guildhall Library & Art Gallery ablaze TGN Wych Street watercolour Olympic Theatre J Maund Maund J