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Holyhead Jan 15 1857 Preparing for the Great Blast (painting)
View of Holyhead mountain before the Great Blast, 1857. Unsigned and undated. Modern frame. Scene depicts preparations on 15 January 1857 to blow away a substantial section of Holyhead Mountain to provide sufficient stone for the construction of the breakwater that now forms the harbour of refuge off the Anglesey port.
Scene depicts preparations on 15 January 1857 to blow away a substantial section of Holyhead Mountain to provide sufficient stone for the construction of the breakwater that now forms the harbour of refuge off the Anglesey port.
Collection Area
Industry
Item Number
1996.239
Historical Associations
Association Type: place name
Date: 15/01/1857
Creation/Production
unknown
Acquisition
Purchase, 4/12/1996
Measurements
frame
(mm): 308
frame
(mm): 480
frame
(mm): 350
frame
(mm): 525
Techniques
oil on canvas
painting and drawing
Material
canvas
wood
Location
In store
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