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Framed Print of Demolition by gun-cotton of a chimney at North Fleet, 1873. Creator: Unknown
Demolition by gun-cotton of a chimney at North Fleet, 1873. Our Illustration shows the demolition...of the tall chimney at North-fleet, near Gravesend, which caused the fatal accident on Thursday, the 2nd October. This chimney, measuring 220 ft. in height, had just been completed. The contractor and the proprietor of the cement works...were just on the point of ascending to lay the last stone of the cap, when the top was observed to incline outwards, and an unfortunate man who was on the top was seen to jump off and to fall from the top. Immediately some 50 ft. from the top of the chimney fell with a terrible crash, killing and wounding a number of workmen who were underneath...The chimney was then left in a most dangerous state...the upper part was so much out of the vertical and so seamed with cracks that it appeared momentarily tottering to its fall. The proprietors of the cement works...applied for assistance to the Royal Engineers at Chatham...[who] demolished the chimney by means of compressed gun-cotton fired inside the chimney by means of electricity...the whole mass came to the ground, huge blocks of masonry detaching themselves and falling in succession...The whole mass fell close round the base, doing hardly any damage'. From Illustrated London News, 1873. Heritage Images features heritage image collections. © The Print Collector/Heritage Images
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Media ID 41199601
Accident Chemical Chimney Chimneys Danger Dangerous Deaths Demolished Demolishing Demolition Explosion Explosive Explosives Guncotton Incident Kent Military Engineering Peril Regiment Royal Engineers Sapper Sappers
Modern Frame 14"x12" (36x31cm)
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Wood effect frame, card mounted, 10x8 fade resistant photo print. Overall outside dimensions 14x12 inches (36x31cm). Environmentally and ozone friendly, 40mm wide x 15mm Polycore® moulding has the look of real wood, is durable and light and easy to hang. Biodegradable and made with non-chlorinated gases (no toxic fumes) it is efficient; producing 100 tons of polystyrene can save 300 tons of trees! Prints are glazed with lightweight, shatterproof, optical clarity acrylic (providing the same general protection from the environment as glass). The back is stapled hardboard with a sawtooth hanger attached. Note: measurements provided are estimated outer dimensions, which include both the image and the frame. While we aim to keep sizing consistent, exact dimensions may vary slightly due to differences in print size or production requirements, which may result in a variation in the overall size (up to approximately 2.5cm (1"))
These are individually made so all sizes are approximate
Estimated Image Size (if not cropped) is 18.1cm x 24.4cm (7.1" x 9.6")
Estimated Product Size is 31cm x 36cm (12.2" x 14.2")
