Where were these construction workers in London, when photographed?

[nigelp]

Perhaps it is part of the works undertaken between 1899 - 1906 referrred to in paragraph 3.2.20 of the attachment to my reply #44 (Nikw's reply #59 also relates).

Nigel

[pressingon]

[quote "Isn't there a song from the Sixties or so about digging a hole...?

I think it was Bernard Cribbens who sang Hole in the Ground   

[chinakay]

Or Lee Dorsey, Working in a Coal Mine

[nigelp]

I think it was Bernard Cribbens who sang Hole in the Ground   

Yes. 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZGk4AKOwJbc

Nigel

[Nick29]

anything similar in this picture. c.1900 workman culverting hackney brook under Mare Street??

According to Wikipedia, the culverting of Hackney Brook took place in the 1860's ?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hackney_Central

[PrueM]

Not sure if it's already been picked up on - don't think so though...there's a young lady in the crowd at the back, wearing a nice broad-brimmed hat.  I'd put the hat as post-1911, and probably pre-WW1.  What does China think? 

Cheers
Prue

(Sorry for the filename, it should have been "hat" at the end but my fingers got away from me!)

[Ruskie]

Well spotted Prue. There's also a girl further to the right. Her clothes appear to be of a similar era.

[nigelp]

anything similar in this picture. c.1900 workman culverting hackney brook under Mare Street??

According to Wikipedia, the culverting of Hackney Brook took place in the 1860's ?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hackney_Central

Yes, but it needed to be updated as a result of the widening of Mare Street (see history of Mare Street attached to reply #44 and reply #59).

Nigel

[chinakay]

Hi Prue, I'd seen it but there's not enough to go on. Your guess is as good as any...hat width went out until about 1910 and then started back in again.

Cheers,
China