Replacing an old gas main, Commercial Street, London, 1906. Artist: Unknown. # 2624172

Replacing an old gas main, Commercial Street, London, 1906. Artist: Unknown.

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Replacing an old gas main, Commercial Street, Stepney, London, 1906. Works during tramway electrification: replacing an old 48-inch gas main with a new one at the junction of Whitechapel High Street and Commercial Street. A hoist has been erected to lower the new pipe into the ground. A crowd has gathered to watch.