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Description: | The 1,800-foot (550-metre) Holborn Viaduct was built in 1863-9. An iron bridge running over Farringdon Street, it was elaborately decorated with statues representing Commerce, Agriculture, Science and Fine Art. Pairs of winged lions stood at each end.
Edwin Smith took this photo to illustrate the blend of modernity and tradition in the City for the book, 'The Living City', published by the Corporation of London in 1957. | License: | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.5/ | Publisher: | Museum of London | Rights holder: | �� Edwin Smith/RIBA Library | Subjects: | Cityscape | Temporal: | 1931-1970 | Source: | Museum of London | Identifier: | http://www.20thcenturylondon.org.uk/rser... | Go to resource |
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