Sujet

The last vestiges of Old Westminster Bridge, 1861. Creator: Mason Jackson.

Légende

The last vestiges of Old Westminster Bridge, [London], 1861. Men in diving suits descend into the River Thames. By the mid-19th century, the bridge, built 1739-1750 under the supervision of Swiss engineer Charles Labelye, was subsiding badly and expensive to maintain. The current bridge was designed by Thomas Page and opened on 24 May 1862.

Crédit

Photo12/Heritage Images/The Print Collector

Notre référence

HRM23B24_405

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Droits gérés

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56,4Mo (6,0Mo) / 45,6cm x 31,0cm / 5386 x 3662 (300dpi)

Mots clés

river water London England River Thames Thames wood people technology man men timber arts night dark art guy bridge bridges British geography color diving diver divers structure lighting wooden lumber darkness Westminster century lantern lanterns Britain ladder ladders newspapers press print time of day B&W Westminster Bridge engraved engraving diving Suit Colour 19th century black & white black and white B W white and black diving helmet nineteenth century City of Westminster The Print Collector geographical feature Illustrated London News TGN ILN newspaper Mason Jackson Jackson Mason 19th-century