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Demolition of Hungerford Market to make room for the Charing-Cross Railway Station, 1862. Creator: Unknown
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Demolition of Hungerford Market to make room for the Charing-Cross Railway Station, 1862. Creator: Unknown
Demolition of Hungerford Market to make room for the Charing-Cross Railway Station, [London], 1862. Our View is taken from the lower end of Villiers-street, where access is at present obtainable to the steam-boat pier. These ruins present a singular aspect: fragments of brickwork, half-opened vaults, with here and there broken flights of stairs leading to them, and prostrate pillars, give one the notion of a young earthquake having been at play here. The works of the new railway-bridge are so rapidly approaching the shore as to call for the immediate destruction of the market. The first portion that fell was the central hall, until lately used as a place of drill for the volunteers. The surrounding houses, mostly fishshops, and two taverns followed; then came a hall lately occupied by Messrs. Gatti and Co. as a place of refreshment in the way of ices, coffee, &c. The quadrangle next the Strand was a great convenience, as it formed a starting-point for omnibuses to Paddington and Camden-town. The houses forming this quadrangle are fast disappearing, their inmates having migrated to other parts. We shall look with some interest to the new work, which will no doubt form, a striking feature in the line of the Strand'. From "Illustrated London News", 1862
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This evocative image captures the demolition of Hungerford Market in London, 1862, to make way for the expansion of the Charing-Cross Railway Station. The photograph, taken from Villiers-street, showcases the ruins of the market with a sense of melancholy and wonder. Brickwork, half-opened vaults, and broken flights of stairs create an eerie scene, as if a young earthquake had swept through the area. The impending construction of the new railway bridge necessitated the immediate destruction of the market. The first structure to fall was the central hall, which had previously served as a drill site for the volunteers. Surrounding houses, mostly fishshops, and two taverns soon followed suit. The quadrangle next to the Strand, a convenient starting point for omnibuses to Paddington and Camden-town, was also disappearing, with its inhabitants relocating to other parts of the city. The market, with its numerous shops and establishments, had been a significant part of the local community. Its demolition marked the end of an era and the beginning of a new one. The new railway work, which would eventually become a striking feature in the Strand, was a testament to the city's relentless progress and adaptation to the changing times.
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