Sujet
Causey Arch, Causey Road, Stanley, County Durham, c1955-c1980
Légende
Causey Arch, Causey Road, Stanley, County Durham, c1955-c1980. A general view of the Causey Arch, a wagonway bridge that spans the Causey Burn, seen from one of the banks and showing the single arch. The bridge was constructed in 1727 by Ralph Wood for Mr Wortley and Colonel Liddell, and was dated and signed at the foor of the bridge by B Horne. It is sandstone with ashlar dressings, and consists of a single round arch, with wide buttresses and possibly originally without parapets. The bridge is 105ft long and 80ft high, and is considered to be the first railway bridge in the world.
Date
1955
Crédit
Photo12/Heritage Images/English Heritage
Notre référence
HRM19F09_379
Model release
Non
Licence
Droits gérés
Format disponible
69,4Mo (5,8Mo) / 34,2cm x 50,9cm / 4036 x 6008 (300dpi)