Conjectural reconstruction drawing showing a theory about the type of crane that may have been used to lift stones into place during the construction of the second Chesters Bridge, built after AD192 to carry Hadrian's Wall across the River North Tyne

Date:
circa 1985 - circa 1999
Location:
Hadrian's Wall, Chesters Bridge Abutment, Wall, Low Brunton, Northumberland
Reference:
IC048/121
Type:
Reconstruction Artwork
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Description

A note on the sheet reads 'The Second Chesters Bridge, 103A', and may refer to the locations/ publications where this illustration was to be reproduced.

Content

This is part of the Volume: IC048 Hadrian's Wall World Heritage Site, Cumbria/ Northumberland/ Tyne And Wear; within the Series: EHC01/146 English Heritage Reconstruction And Artwork Collection; within the Collection: EHC01 English Heritage(Eh):Archive

Rights

© Historic England Archive

People & Organisations

Illustrator: Corke, Philip

Keywords

Crane, Construction