Sujet

Temporary bridge over the Thames at Blackfriars, 1864. Creator: Unknown.

Légende

Temporary bridge over the Thames at Blackfriars, [London], 1864. 'Old Blackfriars Bridge, which has been for some time in a very crazy condition, must speedily be rebuilt; and, as the closing of such an important thoroughfare would be attended with most serious inconvenience..., the Corporation of the city of London very properly determined upon having a temporary structure erected for the purpose...Its position is between the new bridge in process of being made for the London, Chatham, and Dover Railway Company, situated but a few yards east of it, and the old Blackfriars Bridge...What with the great wooden props required to sustain the old tumble-down bridge, and the numerous piles, pieces of scaffolding, steam-engines, iron columns, stone piers, and other erections and appliances required for the works in question, the river steamers and the heavily laden barges which navigate thus high have a difficult time of it...To an inexperienced eye the posts, and cross-beams, and piles on every hand must appear an almost impenetrable maze...The temporary bridge... consists principally of a timber viaduct... It is calculated that the temporary bridge at Blackfriars may not be exchanged for the new permanent one for, perhaps, three years to come'. From "Illustrated London News", 1864.

Crédit

Photo12/Heritage Images/The Print Collector

Notre référence

HRM24A25_382

Model release

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Property release

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Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

28,1Mo (2,8Mo) / 31,4cm x 22,4cm / 3705 x 2649 (300dpi)

Mots clés

transport transportation river England River Thames Thames wood people pedestrians timber boat boats arts coach coaches pedestrian construction site art bridge bridges British geography color structure wooden lumber paddle steamer paddle steamers perspective building site century barges barge city of london Britain newspapers press print Blackfriars Bridge blackfriars B&W wooden bridge engraved engraving road Transport Colour temporary 19th century water transport vanishing point black & white black and white B W white and black nineteenth century The Print Collector Corporation of London geographical feature Illustrated London News TGN ILN newspaper Unknown Blackfryars Bridge 19th-century