Henry Dixon & Son, Old Houses, Aldgate

Old Houses, Aldgate, ca.1883

From: Henry Dixon & Son

RA Collection: Art

The photograph shows a row of shambles, destroyed for the extension of the Metropolitan Railway from Aldgate to Tower Hill.

The above description by Alfred Marks, was taken from the letterpress which accompanies 120 photographs commissioned by the Society for Photographing Relics of Old London.

Object details

Title
Old Houses, Aldgate
Photographed by
Published by
Date
ca.1883
Object type
Photograph
Medium
Carbon print mounted on card
Dimensions

227 mm x 180 mm

Collection
Royal Academy of Arts
Object number
06/270
Acquisition
Purchased from
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