Sujet

The Iron Railway Bridge, over the River Taw, near Barnstaple, 1854. Creator: Unknown.

Légende

The Iron Railway Bridge, over the River Taw, near Barnstaple, 1854. North Devon Railway. 'The length of line at present completed is about thirty-five miles. It is single, on the broad gauge, with the electric telegraph throughout, and has been substantially executed by the eminent contractors, Messrs. Brassey and Ogilvie, under the superintendence of Mr. W. R. Neale, the Company's Engineer...The principal work...is a cast-iron bridge over the Taw, near Barnstaple...It consists of three cast-iron arches, 83 feet 6 inches span each, with a 10 feet rise. These arches rest on iron circulars, sunk into the bed of the river, and filled with solid masonry'. From "Illustrated London News", 1854.

Crédit

Photo12/Heritage Images/The Print Collector

Notre référence

HRM22B07_257

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Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

20,8Mo (1,6Mo) / 31,9cm x 16,3cm / 3771 x 1930 (300dpi)

Mots clés

transport transportation river England people railways train architecture archway arch arches engineering metal British geography railway devon cheering century iron public transport Britain newspapers press civil engineering B&W cast iron railway bridge Arched Architectural Feature 19th century black & white black and white B W nineteenth century steam locomotive The Print Collector Barnstaple geographical feature Illustrated London News TGN ILN newspaper engraving Unknown River Taw 19th-century North Devon Railway