The building of the Victoria Embankment

ILLUSTRATED LONDON NEWS.

The Thames Embankment from the Temple to Somerset House, including a proposed site for the new Law Courts.
London, 1869 . Wood engraving, printed area 350 x 520mm.

A view of Joseph Bazalgette's Victoria Embankment under contruction, with the Temple Pier in the foreground. Horse-drawn wagons on rails are used to move the earth. On the river is a paddle steamer and one boat marked 'Thames Police Station'.


Stock ID : 19858