The Dust Heap at Battle Bridge 1837 © Wellcome Trust

The annotation reads: "of the Great Dustheap Kings's Cross, Battle Bridge, 1837, from the Maiden Lane [the present York Road], it was removed in 1848 to assist in rebuilding the city of Moscow, Russia. The Great Northern Terminus on the spot, Weston Place, New Road and trees in the grounds of the Small Pox Hospital in the background."