The handbill describes Mr G. Courtney's second attempt of crossing the Avon Gorge at 6:30pm on Monday 5 June 1826. The first crossing took place on 22 May 1826 when Courtney 'flew' across the Avon Gorge horizontally from a rope suspended from a point above the Giant's Cave to a tree in Leigh Woods. As well as a poem, the item includes a woodcut illustration showing winged figure flying over the Avon Gorge.
Bonner, H, printer, 4 Unity Street, St. Philips
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GB 3493 196
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6 June 1826
GB 3493 124
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c. 1830s-1850s
GB 3493 T/1/1/1
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29 May 1830
Part of Archives of the Clifton Suspension Bridge Trust
GB 3493 118
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May 1830
GB 3493 119
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1836
GB 3493 120
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c.1843 - 1853
The print shows Brunel's 'suspended traveller'. This was a basket car which hung from an iron bar and was designed to help workmen cross the gorge during construction. On 27th September 1836, Brunel made the first successful crossing. Members of the public paid a fee to travel across. The suspended traveller was in place from 1836 to 1853.
Willis, W, artist
GB 3493 AA/1/S/82
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c. 1850 -1894
Part of The Adrian Andrews Collection
GB 3493 AA/1/S/92
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c.1850 - 1860
Part of The Adrian Andrews Collection
The Hungerford Bridge was designed by Isambard Kingdom Brunel and opened in 1845. When the bridge was demolished in 1860, its chains were reused to construct the Clifton Suspension Bridge. The photograph has the caption " 6875 -Perpective du Pont suspendu a Londres".
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