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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.
Source Illustrated London News, 28th December 1867, supplement
Credit © Illustrated London News Ltd/Mary Evans
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