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The Argyle Cut, 1870 - 1879

 Item
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3086P/75

Scope and Contents

273 x 209 mm. View looking west along Argyle Street towards the Argyle Cut, a passage carved through solid rock beneath Cumberland Street and Prince's Street in the 1840s to give access between the Circular Quay and Miller's Point. Cumberland and Prince's Street pass over the Cut on stone bridges.

Dates

  • Creation: 1870 - 1879

Conditions Governing Access

From the Fonds:

Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).

Language of Materials

English

Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements

Fair condition, slight overall yellowing and fading.

Related Materials

For a photograph of the Cut from the opposite direction see Y3086P/76.

General

SG.

Finding aid date

2003-08-28 15:20:39+00:00

Includes index.

Repository Details

Part of the Cambridge University Library Repository

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