A busy street view with horse-drawn vehicles and showing tramlines in the road. Tramcars were introduced in 1861 on the assumption that the tracks would reduce the friction between the wheel and the road making the vehicle easier to pull.

Date:
1870 - 1900
Location:
City Road, Finsbury, Islington, Greater London Authority, EC1
Reference:
CC97/01263
Type:
Photograph (Negative)
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Content

This is part of the Collection: YOR01 York and Son Collection

Rights

Source: Historic England Archive

People & Organisations

Photographer: York And Son

Curator: Birks, David

Keywords

Horse Drawn Transport, People, Street Scene