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Framed Print of The Flood in the Fens: making the cofferdam, 1862. Creator: Unknown
The Flood in the Fens: making the cofferdam, 1862. The hopes, mingled largely with fears, of the Marshland farmers are centred upon the gigantic cofferdam which Mr. Leather, the contractor, has pushed across the Middle-Level Drain, about half a mile above the blown-up sluice. The framework of this dam consists of a great number of piles...which are driven to a depth of twenty feet in the earth. All these piles are girded together by iron bolts fixed into the bed of the river by expert divers...The banks were lined with sacks of clay to the number of many thousands, and bodies of men were engaged in digging up mere earth and filling in new sacks...it became painfully apparent to all that the dam had burst, from the boiling, seething waters on the upper side of the dam...It was found to be necessary to take up the portions of panels, otherwise it was feared that the whole dam would be carried away...some divers were sent down to ascertain the extent of the damage. They found that one of the panels had been completely shattered...Two or three of the principal piles were also broken...It appears, however, that the engineers are still confident that they will be able to construct works sufficiently strong to keep out the heaviest tides'. From Illustrated London News, 1862. Heritage Images features heritage image collections. © The Print Collector/Heritage Images
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Media ID 35125389
Bad Weather Building Site Bystander Bystanders Catastrophe Civil Engineering Construction Industry Construction Site Deep Sea Diver Deep Sea Diving Defence Defences Digging Disaster Diver Divers Diving Earth East Anglia England Engineering Fenlands Fens Flood Flood Defence Flooded Flooding Floods Labourer Labourers Machine Navvy On Looker On Lookers Onlooker Onlookers Piles Sack Sacks The Fens
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"))
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Estimated Image Size (if not cropped) is 24.4cm x 16.9cm (9.6" x 6.7")
Estimated Product Size is 36cm x 31cm (14.2" x 12.2")
