3-052-697 - The Print Collector/Heritage Images

The Royal Visit to Truro: the Triumphal Arches, 1880. The Prince and Princess of Wales visit Cornwall. 'Entrance to Truro; The Cornish Arch; View in Lemon St...[View of] the triumphial arches that were erected in the city of Truro...These ornamental structures were all designed by Mr. Silvanus Trevail, architect, of Truro, and constructed entirely under his personal superintendence, the decorative work being done by Messrs. T. Solomon and Co., of the same place, and the heraldic work by Messrs. Fouracre and Watson, of Stonehouse. The Welcome Arch, the Masonic Arch, the Royal Arch, the Station Arch, and the Cornish Arch were of different original and appropriate designs, but were so arranged as to harmonise with each other, producing a satisfactory general effect. The decorations of the Townhall and of the streets in Truro, as well as the Royal Pavilion, were intrusted to Messrs. J. Defries and Sons, of Houndsditch, London; their work comprised the erection of a clock-tower, 4.0 ft. high, at the West Bridge, with Venetian masts and floral festoons along both sides of the procession route; [and] a Gothic triumphal arch at the entrance to the Grand Stand'. From "Illustrated London News", 1880.