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'Menai Bridge (from the Anglesea Side)', 1830. Artist: Thomas Barber

'Menai Bridge (from the Anglesea Side)', 1830. Artist: Thomas Barber

1-151-901 - Ann Ronan Picture Library/Heritage-Images

'Menai Bridge (from the Anglesea Side)', 1830. Thomas Telford's suspension bridge over the Menai Straits was built in 1820-1826. It was built to carry the London/Holyhead road used for transporting mails between Dublin and London. The bridge's original timber deck was wrecked in a storm in 1839. In 1940 the chains were renewed with high tensile steel.

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People Information

Creator
  1. Thomas Barber, attributed to: British: Artist, engraver
People Related
  1. Thomas Telford: British, Scottish: Civil engineer, architect and stonemason
Medium
  1. Engraving
Geographic Hierarchy

World Europe United Kingdom Wales Menai Strait

  1. 53 12 00 N , 004 14 00 W

World Europe United Kingdom Wales Anglesey

  1. 53 17 00 N , 004 20 00 W
Category Hierarchy

Lifestyle & Leisure Transport & Travel

Science & Nature Technology & Innovation

Locations & Buildings Bridges

Digital Image Size

Pixel Dimensions (W x H) : 3778x2772
File Size : 30,682kb

Aliases

  1. 005859
  1. 005859
  1. 0390000841
  1. 1-151-901
  1. 1151901
  1. 841
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