Galton Bridge
- Made:
- 1826
- maker:
- Richard H Bridgens and Louis Haghe
Print. Galton Bridge. Erected over the new line of the Birmingham Canal at Smethwick in the County of Stafford, in the Year 1826. From a design by Thomas Telford Esqre FRS. L&E. / R. Bridgens delt ; L. Haghe. - nd. [1826]. Lithograph; image 35.5x53.5cm on India [trimmed to] 42.3x56.3cm, conservation edging 6cm all round, making sheet overall 54.6x69.3cm. - Dimensions details, bl. ; br: Cast at the Horseley Iron Works. - Landscaped elevation view of the road bridge over the canal, detailing the ironwork, decoration and the brickwork approaches each end. On canal, three horsedrawn barges, one a Pickford no.3, one steered by a woman. Pedestrian and carriage traffic above. Another road bridge in distance