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Demolition of Hungerford Market: view looking towards the Strand, 1862. Creator: Mason Jackson
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Demolition of Hungerford Market: view looking towards the Strand, 1862. Creator: Mason Jackson
Demolition of Hungerford Market: view looking towards the Strand, [London], 1862. 'The disappearance of Hungerford Market...is perhaps not a subject of much, if any, regret...On its site there is about to rise a grand West-end Metropolitan Railway terminus [Charing Cross station]...The structure which has been recently demolished occupied the site of a market-place built in 1608 by Sir Edward Hungerford...the old hall and a colonnade remained until about 1830...[when] the late building was erected...there was a dreary makeshift aspect even in the corridors of the quadrangles...But the car of the great railway Juggernaut has passed over the whole space and laid it desolate, as may be seen from our Engraving, which is taken from a point river-wards, and looking towards the Strand; the steeple of St. Martin's Church and the dome and ball of the Electric Telegraph Office peering over the houses, the back view of which occupies the centre of the picture, while the first arches of the London Bridge and Charing-cross Railway, which crosses the river at this point by a viaduct which is to supersede the Suspension-bridge, are to be seen creeping close up to the verge of the great thoroughfare which leads from Trafalgar-square to Temple-bar'. From "Illustrated London News", 1862
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This print captures the demolition of Hungerford Market in London in 1862, as seen from a viewpoint looking towards the Strand. The market, originally built in 1608 by Sir Edward Hungerford, was being torn down to make way for the construction of the grand West-end Metropolitan Railway terminus - Charing Cross station.
The image shows the desolate aftermath of the market's removal, with only remnants of its former structure visible. The old hall and colonnade had been replaced by a newer building in 1830, but even that had a dreary and makeshift appearance. Now, with the railway development taking over the space, all traces of Hungerford Market were disappearing.
In this scene, we can see St. Martin's Church steeple and the dome of the Electric Telegraph Office rising above nearby houses. The London Bridge and Charing-cross Railway viaduct are also creeping closer to Trafalgar Square and Temple Bar.
Through Mason Jackson's lens, we get a glimpse into a momentous period of transformation in London's urban landscape - where old structures gave way to modern transportation hubs like Charing Cross station. This print serves as both a historical record and a visual reminder of progress shaping cities over time.
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