Soar Lane Bridge, Leicester | |
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L1402. In this view of Soar Lane in Leicester, we can see the method by which the viaduct across the city was built. The white faced wall on the left is the bridge abutment, whilst the timber centrings behind will form the shape of one of the viaduct arches. Planks of wood would be laid over the wooden frame and then the brick work would go on top. when the brick work was finished, the centring frame would be dismantled and reused elsewhere. The railway in this area and the nearby Leicester Central Station was built by Henry Lovatt of Wolverhampton as part of Contract No. 2. | |
Publisher | |
Contributor | Leicestershire County Council |
Creator | personalname - Newton, S. W. A. |
Date | creation - circa 1897 |
Type | Photographic prints - Black & White Photographs - |
Format | dimension.H - 118mm dimension.W - 161mm |
Identifier | Newton - F 5/1 |
Source | S. W. A. Newton Collection - Record Office for Leicestershire, Leicester & Rutland |
Language | EN |
Relation | part of - S. W. A. Newton Collection copy of - glass plate negative |
Coverage | Location.Creation Site - Soar Lane, Leicester (O.S. Ref: 458200 304800) period - circa 1897 Location.Current Repository - Record Office for Leicestershire, Leicester & Rutland |
Rights | Leicestershire County Council |
OS | 458200 304800 |