Identity area
Reference code
RPI/7/27
Title
The Building News: The Accident at the Polytechnic Institution
Date(s)
- 28 Jan 1859 (Creation)
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Extent and medium
1 pamphlet, Printed document
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Name of creator
(Aug 1838-1881)
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Scope and content
'[Architect] Mr [Christopher] Eales' Report of the Accident at the Polytechnic Instituion to Thomas Waklet, Esq, Coroner for Middlesex, and the Gentlemen forming the Jury, 18 January 1859'.
The article is an architectural report on the principal staircase of the Polytechnic Institution following an accident on 3 Jan 1859 in which Emma Pike, aged 10 was killed when the staircase leading down from the balcony collapsed. It gives a detailed description of the staircase including plans and sections.
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Conditions governing access
Status: Open. Access is subject to signing the Regulations for Access form, unless the records are restricted under the Data Protection Act 2018 or under exemptions in the Freedom of Information Act 2000