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Description: | During the 1814 Peace festivities to celebrate the end of the war with France, a splendid seven-storey pagoda was erected in St James Park. It was perched on a brightly painted Chinese-style bridge spanning the canal. A popular public spectacle, the bridge remained until 1825. The pagoda caught fire during the inaugural fireworks, injuring several workmen in the process. | License: | http://www.bl.uk/services/copy/permission.html | Publisher: | Thomas Palser | Rights holder: | British Library | Subjects: | Pagodas Canals Water Transport Bridges Cartography And Topography Transport Infrastructure Sacred Architecture Leisure And The Arts Science And Technology Architecture Rowing Boats | Source: | Collect Britain | Identifier: | http://www.collectbritain.co.uk/personal... | Language: | en-GB | Go to resource |
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