Sujet

Works of the Midland Railway Terminus, Euston-Road, 1868. Creator: Unknown.

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Works of the Midland Railway Terminus, Euston-Road, 1868. Construction of the new St Pancras Station in London. 'Half Somers Town was demolished...The Metropolitan tunnel of the Midland Railway will be a most important means of traffic, as it will bring passengers arriving from Derby or Manchester directly into the heart of the City...[The view shows] brickwork covering the tunnel in the foreground,...King's-cross to the right hand, and the Brill...to the left, with the church spire of Oakley-square in the distance. The enormous span of the iron arches to form the roof of the station...fills half the breadth of this view. It is 240 ft. in width, and the height...to the crown of the arch is 105 ft. The arch is...obtusely pointed...It will be covered partly with glass, and partly with slate...The timber framework, in several divisions of width, moves forward upon wheels as the work goes on, serving to aid the construction of one iron arch after another...The chief engineer is Mr. W. H. Barlow; and the assistant engineers are Mr. Campion (resident engineer) and Mr. W. M. Grier. The contractors for the earthworks and masonry, including the tunnel, are Messrs. Waring Brothers; the contractors for the ironwork are the Butterley Company'. From "Illustrated London News", 1868.

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Photo12/Heritage Images/The Print Collector

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HRM24A35_379

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Droits gérés

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57,5Mo (4,9Mo) / 46,1cm x 31,3cm / 5443 x 3691 (300dpi)

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