The Forth Bridge and Its Builders
Author: Rolt Hammond
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Published: 1964
Total Pages: 236
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Author: Rolt Hammond
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Published: 1964
Total Pages: 236
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Elspeth Wills
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Published: 2022-07-31
Total Pages: 144
ISBN-13: 9781839830044
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe Forth Bridge has long been recognised as one of the finest examples of Victorian engineering on the planet and has achieved an iconic status as one of the great feats of western civilisation since its official opening in 1890. Lavishly illustrated throughout with stunning archive images, Elspeth Wills uncovers the human story behind 'the engineering marvel': the story of the Briggers. It is a story that has never been told before - of ordinary men working on an extraordinary structure in an often hostile and dangerous environment. Recognised throughout the world as an enduring icon of Scotland, the Forth Bridge is more than just a testament to the genius of Victorian engineering, it is a monument to all those who worked to realise its vision and to the scores of lives that were lost in the process. In this groundbreaking new work, Elspeth Wills gives a voice to the forgotten heroes who helped to make the ambition of the Bridge a reality.
Author: Sheila McKay
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Published: 2020-11-03
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ISBN-13: 9781780276960
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe Forth Bridge was the greatest engineering feat the Victorian world had ever seen and remains, to this day, one of the great achievements of mankind. The Forth Bridge: A Picture History, tells the dramatic story of its construction using rare archive photographs.
Author: Rolt Hammond
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Published: 1964
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Philip Phillips
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Published: 1890
Total Pages: 303
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Philip Phillips (engineer.)
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Published: 1893
Total Pages: 303
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Archibald Williams
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Published: 1910
Total Pages: 560
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Philip Phillips
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Published: 1890
Total Pages: 303
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: W. D. F. Grant
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Published: 1985
Total Pages: 20
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Sheila Mackay
Publisher: Birlinn Publishers
Published: 2011
Total Pages: 112
ISBN-13: 9781841589350
DOWNLOAD EBOOKIt may perhaps interest you if I mention a few figures in connexion with the construction of the bridge. Its extreme length, including the approach viaduct, is 2,765 yards, one and one-fifth of a mile, and the actual length of the cantilever portion of the bridge is one mile and 20 yards - about eight millions of rivets have been used in the bridge and 42 miles of bent plates used in the tubes, about the distance between Edinburgh and Glasgow. The works were commenced in April 1883, and its highly to the credit of everyone engaged in the operation that a structure so stupendous and so exceptional in its character should have been completed within seven years' - HRH The Prince of Wales, 4 March 1890 The Forth Bridge was the greatest engineering feat the Victorian world had ever seen and remains, to this day, one of the great achievements of mankind. The Forth Bridge: A Picture History, tells the dramatic story of its construction using rare archive photographs.