A large Great Western Railway mobile hoisting mechanism no.48999, in place on the Liskeard Viaduct on Sunday the 20th June 1926. This impressive piece of machinery had extendable 'arms' and was used to lift iron bridge or viaduct girders into place

Date:
20 Jun 1926
Location:
Liskeard Viaduct, Menheniot, Cornwall
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Liskeard Viaduct, Liskeard, Cornwall
Reference:
RBO01/09/OP04902
Type:
Photograph (Gelatine Print)
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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

Donor: Lingard, Timothy

Engineer: Brunel, Isambard Kingdom

Keywords

Victorian Viaduct, Engineering, Rail Transport