Sujet

The London, Tilbury, and Southend Railway - the Purfleet Station, 1856. Creator: Harvey Orrin Smith.

Légende

The London, Tilbury, and Southend Railway - the Purfleet Station, 1856. 'The length of the railway is forty-two miles...The construction has been carried on under the joint superintendence of the well-known engineers, Mr. Bidder and Mr. John Fowler...The hamlet of Purfleet is on rising ground, and near the mouth of the Marditch stream, which here forms a little harbour...In the View is shown a portion of the railway, passing very near the river'. From "Illustrated London News", 1856.

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Photo12/Heritage Images

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HRM23A57_114

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27,2Mo (2,1Mo) / 33,0cm x 20,7cm / 3896 x 2439 (300dpi)

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