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State of the polling boards after the flooding of the tunnel
| Object no. | LDBRU:2017.4 |
|---|---|
| Size | 415mm (w) x 325mm (h) |
| Location | Stored at London Metropolitan Archives |
| Acquired | Auction at Bonhams Grants from NHMF, Art Fund, V&A, Friends National Libraries & Trinity Buoy Whar |
Pen-and-ink sketch of the "State in which the Polling boards were found after the eruption of the river & the water had been pumped out", with dates indicated at the head showing progress between December 14 and December 16, possibly attributed to William Hawes, brother of Benjamin Hawes, friend of Isambard Kingdom Brunel (initialled Wm H.)