Isambard Kingdom Brunel's Royal Albert Bridge and its adjacent viaducts, spanning the River Tamar between Saltash in Cornwall and Plymouth in Devon. This image was taken during renewal work on the bridge and its approaches in the late 1920's

Date:
1925 - 1929
Location:
Royal Albert Bridge, Saltash, Cornwall
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Royal Albert Bridge, City Of Plymouth
Reference:
RBO01/09/OP04909
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 Railway Bridge, Engineering, Rail Transport