Temporary wooden bridge, London
Temporary wooden bridge crossing the line at London, circa 1897. This fascinating photograph shows railway construction in full swing. In the foreground are the contractor's temporary rails laid for their engines and tipping wagons. With these poorly laid tracks, large amounts of debris and the makeshift wooden bridge, it is easy to appreciate the huge transformation made from construction to completed railway.
Digital Reference: L1195
Creator: Newton, S. W. A. - circa 1897
Contributor: Leicestershire County Council
Type: black and white
Format: 118mm, 161mm
Copyright: Leicestershire County Council
Source: S. W. A. Newton Collection - Record Office for Leicestershire, Leicester & Rutland (part of S. W. A. Newton Collection, copy of glass plate negative)
Identifier: Newton - B 5/3
