Picture No | 10582829 |
Date | 1867 |
Description | Damage to houses in Corporation Lane |
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Corporation Lane in east London, by night, showing the damage caused to houses in the street by the gunpowder explosion at Clerkenwell Prison, which was an attempt to free two Fenian prisoners, Burke and Casey. The explosion caused great damage, injuries and loss of life.
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Source | Illustrated London News, 28th December 1867, supplement |
Credit | © Illustrated London News Ltd/Mary Evans |
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