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Construction of the Metropolitan and District Railway

Construction of the Metropolitan and District Railway

Photograph
1866-67

Mixing concrete on the construction site at High Street Kensington - the workmen in the right foreground are shovelling and mixing, and note the Waterman carrying buckets of water for the mixing on a shoulder yoke. In the background is a workmen's gang with a contractor's locomotive.

Additional information

Reference
ID294
Image type
Photograph
Published
1866-67
Author
Flather, H.
Collection
Photographic collection
Related keywords
Metropolitan and District Railway London Underground Railway Metropolitan District London Underground Construction High Street Kensington Station Kensington High Street Cement Mixing Waterman Water Workmen Labourers Navvy Workmen's Gang Gang Locomotive Contractor Scaffolding Timber Steel Arch

Copyright

Source
M866METPCM Photographs of the construction of the Metropolitan District Railway, 1866-68
Credit
Institution of Civil Engineers

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