The Midland Railway Station -- St. Pancras

Creator

Creator Biography

Creator Unknown, British.

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Creation Date

1878

Medium

Engraving

Dimensions

6.75 x 10, 7.5 x 10.5 (in frame)

Credit Line

Gift in Loving Memory of Boris Blick & Judith Rosenbloom Blick by their daughter Sarah Blick, 2024

Accession Number

2015.24

Provenance

From WALTER THORNBURY, Cassell's Old & New London. A NARRATIVE OF ITS HISTORY, ITS PEOPLE, AND ITS PLACES., Volume One (LONDON: CASSELL, PETTER, & GALPIN, 1872-1878): PLATE 7.

Description

Engraving of the Midland Railway Station in St. Pancras. Trains pull into the station with clouds of smoke billowing up to the ceiling with figures working on the tracks and waiting on the sides. The station is shown from an elevated and expansive view, with the figures and even the trains dwarfed against the grand scale of the tracks and high, detailed ceiling.