Identity area
Reference code
Add. V.M./B/10
Title
Photographs of workmen digging main sewer drains in Great Court and posing for a photograph in Nevile's Court
Date(s)
- c 1896 (Creation)
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Item
Extent and medium
2 photographs, b&w. 229 x 285 mm and smaller on mount 351 x 399 mm and smaller
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Name of creator
Archival history
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Content and structure area
Scope and content
Two mounted photographs, signed J Palmer Clarke at lower right. One depicts Great Court from the roof of the Chapel looking across to the fountain, and the southwest corner showing the diggings, preparation, large piles of dirt, paving, and pipes. The other shows approximately 125 workmen gathered on the steps outside the Hall, with the screens passage open and two windows on the southeast corner of the Essex building visible behind the group.