Clifton Suspension Bridge Archives

Stereoview of the Schuylkill River suspension bridge, Philadelphia, USA, also known as the Fairmount Wire Bridge

GB 3493 AA/1/S/200
Item
c. 1850 - 1875

Part of The Adrian Andrews Collection

Designed by Charles Ellet, Jr. as a wire cable suspension bridge, it opened in 1842 and was replaced in 1875.

unknown

Stereoview of wire suspension bridge at St. John, New Brunswick, Canada

GB 3493 AA/1/S/202
Item
c. 1852 - 1915

Part of The Adrian Andrews Collection

Designed by E. W. Serrell this wire bridge was rebuilt in 1857 and completely removed in 1915.

unknown

Stereoview of a mountaineer's bridge in Norway

GB 3493 AA/1/S/204
Item
c. 1850 - 1930

Part of The Adrian Andrews Collection

C H Graves, publisher

Stereoview of five-arch bridge over the Nishi Kigawa at Iwakuni

GB 3493 AA/1/S/206
Item
1904

Part of The Adrian Andrews Collection

Underwood & Underwood, publishers

Stereoview of an army crossing a bridge

GB 3493 AA/1/S/207
Item
c. 1870 - 1940

Part of The Adrian Andrews Collection

unknown

Stereoview of army engineers constructing a temporary bridge to carry lorries across a river

GB 3493 AA/1/S/209
Item
c. 1910 - 1950

Part of The Adrian Andrews Collection

Underwood & Underwood, publishers

Stereoview entitled "Suspension Bridge Works and Temporary Bridge"

GB 3493 AA/1/S/13
Item
c. June - July 1863

Part of The Adrian Andrews Collection

Barton, William Harvey (1833 - 1912), photographer, Clifton

Stereoview of Clifton Suspension Bridge showing pedestrians and horse and carriage, taken from carriageway looking towards Clifton

GB 3493 AA/1/S/57
Item
c.1865 - 1897

Part of The Adrian Andrews Collection

unknown

Stereoview showing the tower of Clifton Suspension Bridge and Hotwells Spa

GB 3493 AA/1/S/1
Item
c. 1850s

Part of The Adrian Andrews Collection

Inscribed "Rocks at Clifton on the Avon at Bristol, Engd". The abutments and towers of Clifton Suspension Bridge were built between 1836 and 1843. However, money ran out and the project was finally abandoned when the Clifton Suspension Bridge Act expired in 1853 and the existing ironwork was sold off. Work did not begin again on site to finish the bridge until 1862.

unknown

Stereoview showing the abandoned Clifton tower of Clifton Suspension Bridge

GB 3493 AA/1/S/3
Item
c. 1850s

Part of The Adrian Andrews Collection

The card is incorrectly inscribed "The Observatory Clifton" on the reverse.

unknown

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