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GB 3493 AA/1/S/97
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Stereoview of the Royal Albert Bridge, Saltash
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- c.1859 - 1900 (Creation)
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1 stereoscopic photograph mounted on yellow card
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Blind stamped: "Photographed by W. May Devonport".
In 1853 the chains intended to be used for the Clifton Suspension Bridge were sold and reused to form Isambard Kingdom Brunel's Royal Albert Bridge at Saltash. The bridge was opened by Prince Albert on 2 May 1859.
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This item has been conserved and digitised with thanks to the Aurelius Charitable Trust.