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Images about Shoreditch

10 images from works
  • Burying the dead during the plague of 1665. Etching by C. Grignion after S. Wale.
  • Burying the victims of the plague in 1665. Engraving by Page after S. Wale.
  • Great value student accommodation in the heart of London : find out more online at www.loveiq.co.uk : iQ Shoreditch, iQ Hoxton.
  • [Leaflet (1880s?) advertising appearances of "The male child without head, face or arms" at King John's Court, Shoreditch].
  • Four men of different cultures sit around a table in a cafe signing to each other, an advertisement by Deaf Mesmac. Colour lithograph, 1996.
  • Burying the victims of the plague in 1665. Engraving by Page after S. Wale.
  • Burying the victims of the plague in 1665. Etching after S. Wale.
  • A ring of figures dancing around the sun representing hope for people with AIDS. Colour lithograph after BW.
  • Versions of the red ribbon symbol by artists from around the world representing an advertisement for World Aids Day by the National Aids Trust. Colour lithograph, 1994.
  • A black chain in splattered ink is broken up with the words 'Time to act' as an advertisement for World Aids Day, 1st December 1993. Colour lithograph, 1993.

Works from the collections

117 works

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    [Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Shoreditch].

    Shoreditch (London, England). Metropolitan Borough. | Date: [1913]
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    [Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Shoreditch, Parish of St. Leonard].

    St. Leonard Shoreditch (London, England). Parish Council. | Date: 1860
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    [Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Shoreditch].

    Shoreditch (London, England). Metropolitan Borough. | Date: [1935]
    • Pictures

    Burying the victims of the plague in 1665. Engraving by Page after S. Wale.

    Wale, Samuel, -1786. | Reference: 10072i
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    [Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Shoreditch, Parish of St. Leonard].

    St. Leonard Shoreditch (London, England). Parish Council. | Date: [1892]
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Related topics

Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome
Death
Plague
Burial
Great Plague, London, England, 1664-1666

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