L1412 - Viaduct construction - Image Leicestershire

iBase ID

9656

Title

L1412 - Viaduct construction

Description

L1412 - Constructing the bridge over the River Soar, Leicester, circa 1897. This bridge formed part of the viaduct that carried the London Extension over much of the city. Steam powered cranes like the one in the photograph proved invaluable assets during bridge building and steel lifting. This section of the Line (Contract No. 2, Leake to Aylestone) was built by Henry Lovatt of Wolverhampton.

British Railways - S. W. A. Newton Collection

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Maker

S.W.A. Newton

LCC ID. No.

L1412.tif

Image Use

Personal use only unless otherwise agreed

Notes

IM&ICT - RC
Original media type: Glass plate negative

Exhibitions with this image

L1412 - Constructing the bridge over the River Soar, Leicester, circa 1897. This bridge formed part of the viaduct that carried the London Extension over much of the city. Steam powered cranes like the one in the photograph proved invaluable assets during bridge building and steel lifting. This section of the Line (Contract No. 2, Leake to Aylestone) was built by Henry Lovatt of Wolverhampton.

British Railways - S. W. A. Newton Collection

More information about these photographs and the Great Central Railway can be found here

Subjects

Transport

Transport > Rail

Working Life

Working Life > Industrial

File metadata

File name

3508.jpg

File size

1.87 MB

File extension

JPEG