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Royal Border Bridge poster sells for £1000

 

Royal Border Bridge, by Terence Cuneo

A railway poster of one of England’s most iconic bridges fetched £1000 at a Christie’s auction on Friday.

The poster of Berwick-upon-Tweed’s Royal Border Bridge is by Terence Cuneo, one of England’s most…

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Posted by J Michael Taylor on November 23, 2011 at 7:26pm

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Kingsgate Bridge Durham



This important bridge celebrates its 50th anniversay in 2013 - yes it sounds a long way in the future but time quickly passes by.



It is important as Ove Arup personally designed the bridge. Did you work on the project in any way? What can you tell us about the scheme? - Can you help with the planned celebratations?



Kingsgate Bridge is a striking, modern reinforced concrete construction footbridge across the River Wear, in Durham, England. It is a…
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Posted by J Michael Taylor on September 29, 2011 at 6:30pm

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How well do you know Liverpool?

George Stephenson at St George's Hall Liverpool but what is carved here....................…

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Posted by J Michael Taylor on September 7, 2011 at 6:37pm — 3 Comments

J Michael Taylor

The Famous Rainhill Trials- The Sawdust Jacks

Posted by J Michael Taylor on May 17, 2011 at 5:01pm — 1 Comment

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History community on the ICE website

The ICE has set up a communities facility on its website and one community of particualr note to our members is the Engineering History & Heritage Community, set up by good friend of Engineering Timelines, Carol Morgan. You'll find it at ... www.ice.org.uk. You may have to sign up to the ICE website but anyone can do this, you don't need to be an ICE member.

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Royal Border Bridge poster sells for £1000

 Royal Border Bridge, by Terence CuneoA railway poster of one of England’s most iconic bridges fetched £1000 at a Christie’s auction on Friday.The poster of Berwick-upon-Tweed’s Royal Border Bridge is by Terence Cuneo, one of England’s most famous painters and illustrators.He was the official illustrator at Elizabeth II’s coronation and made a name for himself as an painter of bridges, wildlife, portraits,…See More
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Kingsgate Bridge Durham

This important bridge celebrates its 50th anniversay in 2013 - yes it sounds a long way in the future but time quickly passes by. It is important as Ove Arup personally designed the bridge. Did you work on the project in any way? What can you tell us about the scheme? - Can you help with the planned celebratations?Kingsgate Bridge is a striking, modern reinforced concrete construction footbridge across the River Wear, in Durham, England. It is a Grade I listed building. It was designed in 1963…See More
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Simon Batchelor updated their profile Sep 21, 2011
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Simon Batchelor commented on J Michael Taylor's blog post 'How well do you know Liverpool?'
Hello once again, sorry it has taken so long to reply. To be honest I hadn't seen the drawing on the scroll when I originally looked at your images, it appears to be of a 'Rocket' type locomotive, five of these were built;…
Sep 20, 2011
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J Michael Taylor commented on J Michael Taylor's blog post 'How well do you know Liverpool?'
Most interesting - was the coupling used on the Liverpool Manchester railway?   What about the image which is engraved on the scroll under the coupling?
Sep 8, 2011
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Simon Batchelor commented on J Michael Taylor's blog post 'How well do you know Liverpool?'
Hi Michael,   Please find attached a photo of the statue of our statue of George (formerly in the Great Hall of Euston Station, now in the Great Hall of the National Railway Museum). The object that your George is leaning on is an improved…
Sep 8, 2011
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How well do you know Liverpool?

George Stephenson at St George's Hall Liverpool but what is carved here....................See More
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Gabriel is now a member of engineering timelines May 20, 2011
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