'Miss Rist scattering ashes on Tower Hill', London, c1840. Artist: J Knight.

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'Miss Rist scattering ashes on Tower Hill', London, c1840. A woman scattering ashes to help horse-drawn traffic to gain purchase on the road in the snow. From the Mayson Beeton Collection.

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Size: 3508px × 3828px
Location: World,Europe,United Kingdom,England,Greater London,London,Tower Hamlets,Tower Hamlets
Photo credit: © Historic England Archive/Heritage Images / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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