Title

Clifton Suspension Bridge under construction, Bristol, 1864

Caption

Clifton Suspension Bridge under construction, Bristol, 1864. Work began on the bridge in 1836 under the supervision of Isambard Kingdom Brunel but stopped due to lack of funds. Work resumed in the 1860s and the bridge was finished in 1864.

Date

1864

Credit line

Photo12/Heritage Images

Reference

HRM19A82_215

Model release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

57,7Mb (1,9Mb) / 18,9in x 11,8in / 5682 x 3552 (300dpi)

Keywords

building England people male working event work job man men architecture engineering worker country construction construction site guy occupation bridge British English suspension bridge workmen workman location Victorian century Britain profession clifton concept civil engineering Bristol Clifton Suspension Bridge B&W MONOCHROME under construction metaphor industrial revolution Construction Industry 19th century black & white black and white B W nineteenth century workers English Heritage navvy TGN photograph Unknown Isambard Kingdom Brunel Brunel Isambard Kingdom Isambard Kingdom Brunel photograph