Our Lady of Victory church, and Peiho River, Tientsin

Our Lady of Victory church, and Peiho River, Tientsin

Collection

Klein, Peter

Identifier

PK01-39

Notes

University of Bristol - Historical Photographs of China reference number: PK01-39. The church was burnt out on 21st June 1870 during the "Tientsin Massacre".  "Our Lady of Victory" (Wanghailou or Wanghai Lou) Roman Catholic church was restored/rebuilt several times and still stands.

Caption in album or on mount

Roman Catholic Cathedral destroyed by Chinese. Tientsin.

Location

Tianjin

Estimated Date

c.1870-1873

Dimensions

169mm x 138mm

Material

Paper

Media

Black and white photograph