Renewal work being carried out on the Royal Albert Bridge in July 1928. Here we can see workers and a 'gaffer' standing beneath a specially-engineered hoist, designed to lift heavy iron girders and rails into place

Date:
Jul 1928
Location:
Royal Albert Bridge, Saltash, Cornwall
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Royal Albert Bridge, City Of Plymouth
Reference:
RBO01/09/OP04900
Type:
Photograph (Gelatine Print)
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Description

A stamp on the reverse of the print reads 'G.W.R. Engineer's Office, Paddington, Photographic Department. Negative No. B Box 1 8 6-13, Negative taken Jul 1928, Print despatched Aug 1928'.

Archival History

This image was received from Timothy Lingard, owner of the Gallery Lingard in Pall Mall, London, who specialised in architectural drawings and perspectives. These images were part of the larger Sotheby's auction lot 524, 28/04/1988, and were unwanted by Lingard and subsequently donated to the N.M.R.

Content

This is part of the Series: RBO01/09 Early Photographic Print Collection: Cornwall and Isles of Scilly; within the Collection: RBO01 Early Photographic Print Collection

Rights

Source: Historic England Archive

People & Organisations

Photographer: Great Western Railway Company Photographic Department

Donor: Lingard, Timothy

Engineer: Brunel, Isambard Kingdom

Keywords

Victorian Railway Bridge, Engineering