A span of the steel Umhlanga Bridge manufactured at A D Dawnay and Sons' works in Battersea, to be shipped to Umhlanga in the then-Natal province of the Union of South Africa, now KwaZulu-Natal in the Republic of South Africa

Date:
14 Nov 1921
Location:
A D Dawnay And Sons Limited Engineering Works, Steelworks Road, Battersea, Wandsworth, Greater London Authority
Reference:
BL25877/003
Type:
Photograph (Negative)
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Description

This span is the second section to be manufactured, the first is shown in Bedford Lemere photographs numbered BL25858/001-003. The bridge was commissioned by the Union of South Africa, then a dominion of the British Empire, and manufactured at Dawnay's steel engineering works in Battersea. A D Dawnay and Sons Limited commissioned the photograph. The image shows a hand-painted sign leaning against the span, proudly detailing the work and the client. The building in the background of the image is part of Price's Belmont Candle and Soap Works.

Content

This is part of the Series: HBL01/01 Series Of Photographic Negatives And Prints; within the Collection: HBL01 The Bedford Lemere Collection

Rights

Source: Historic England Archive

People & Organisations

Photographer: Jwc: Bedford Lemere And Company

Keywords

Bridge, Industrial Heritage, Construction