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Forth Bridge from above Queensferry
Valentine, James, 1890, Photograph
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Forth Bridge from above Queensferry
Forth Bridge from above Queensferry
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Title
Forth Bridge from above Queensferry, length 8296 ft., height 354 ft., spans 1700 ft.
Description
A view of the Forth Rail Bridge spanning the Firth of Forth at Queensferry. It is a metal bridge constructed in three sections. A small boat is passing under the bridge. The houses, churches and buildings of South Queensferry can be seen as can the top of the railway station.
Artist / maker
Valentine, James
Date
1890
Size
18.5 x 28.5 cm
Type
Photograph
Location
Edinburgh and Scottish Collection
This image has been chosen for the Edinburgh - Past and Present Exhibition by the Rt Hon George Grubb, Lord Lieutenant and Lord Provost of Edinburgh - "I've chosen the Queensferry image because it's where my wife and I live, because I serve this Royal Burgh as a councillor, and because it shows the Forth Rail Bridge. This famous icon was the world's first steel bridge, and it is Scotland's biggest 'listed' building. Sadly, many men lost their lives during its construction and in 2008 a memorial will be unveiled to them, in Queensferry" George Grubb.
The Forth Rail Bridge was constructed between 1883 and 1890 and was designed by Sir John Fowler and Sir Benjamin Baker. Construction began only a few years after the Tay Rail Bridge disaster in which over 70 people were killed. In order to allay the fears of the public in the wake of this catastrophe the structure of this cantilever bridge was designed to be both visually impressive and enormously strong. The bridge stretches 1.5 miles across the Firth of Forth between South and North Queensferry and its three towers are over 100m high. The creation of this monumental structure came at a heavy price. In addition to the high economic cost of roughly £2.5 million, more than 60 men lost their lives whilst working on the bridge. A memorial to those who died has been erected in South Queensferry. The bridge was opened on the 4th of March 1890 by the then Prince of Wales, later Edward VII.
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