Span Collection

When Adam delved and Eve span, who was then the gentleman. 1892

The Pontcysyllte Aqueduct
The fantastic Pontcysyllte Aqueduct near Wrexham. Designed by Thomas Telford and William Jessop and finished in 1805, the aqueduct is the longest and highest aqueduct in Britain

Landore Viaduct construction, near Swansea, South Wales
View of construction work on the Landore Viaduct, over the Swansea valley and the River Tawe, on the Great Western Railway, Glamorgan, South Wales

Card celebrating 20 years of Czechoslovakia (1918 - 1938)

Sydney Harbour Bridge, Australia - Completed
A view of the Sydney Harbour Bridge, Australia - pictured shortly after construction had finished. The bridge was designed and built by Dorman Long and Co Ltd

Japan - Inland Sea and the Kintai Bridge - decorative border
Japan - The Inland Sea and the Kintai Bridge, a historical wooden arch bridge, in the city of Iwakuni, in Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan. The bridge was built in 1673, spanning the Nishiki River

Adana, Turkey - The Bridge
Adana, capital of Adana Province in south east Turkey. The ancient Antioch on the Sarus. One of the largest cities in Turkey - the gateway to the Cilician Plain

The Runcorn Railway Bridge over the Mersey
The Runcorn Railway Bridge over the River Mersey

The Pontcysyllte Aqueduct
The fantastic Pontcysyllte Aqueduct near Wrexham. Designed by Thomas Telford and William Jessop and finished in 1805, the aqueduct is the longest and highest aqueduct in Britain

Concepts / Mans Life
The Egyptian ram-god Khnum is the creator of life, which he forms from clay on his potters wheel, while Thoth measures the span of the persons life

Waalbrug - The Walloon Bridge, Nijmegen, The Netherlands. Date: circa 1940s

Kingston Bridge, Kingston upon Thames
A view of Kingston Bridge over the River Thames - designed by Edward Lapidge and opened on 17th July 1828. The bridge is built of Portland stone and comprises five elliptical arches. Date: circa 1908

The Erskine Bridge - a multi span cable-stayed box girder bridge spanning the River Clyde in west central Scotland which opened on July 2, 1971. Date: circa 1972

Henley-on-Thames Regatta
Hiring out river craft along Thameside during the royal regatta. early 1900s Date: early 1900s

Pacific Railroad, Costa Rica - Puente Rio Grande
Pacific Railroad Bridge over the Rio Grande - Costa Rica Date: circa 1908

Secular Games held in Rome
The Secular Games (Ludi Saeculares) are held in Rome to commemorate a 100-year span of Roman history. Despite their name, the Games were a religious celebration involving sacrifices

Swans, Windsor Bridge, Henley
Mute swans feed from a pontoon near the Windsor Bridge across the River Thames, Henley, Berkshire, UK. First published The Sunday Times Date: 1989

Aberdeen, Scotland - Brig O Balgowmie
Old Aberdeen, Scotland - Brig O Balgowmie (Bridge of Don) over the River Don. Date: 1920

Entrance to Menai Bridge
The entrance to the Menai Bridge from the Carnarvon shore. The bridge between mainland Wales and Anglesey was designed by Thomas Telford and opened in 1826

The Bridge of Tiberius, Rimini, Romagna, Italy
The Bridge of Tiberius (Ponte di Tiberio) or Bridge of Augustus (Latin: Pons Augustus) is a Roman bridge over the Marecchia River (ancient Ariminus) in Rimini, Italy. Date: 1903

Sikorsky Bomber
Igor Sikorsky designed this bomber for the United States Army, with a 30 metre wing span, and an anticipated speed of 225 km/h

Interior, Birmingham Railway Station
Passengers await their train beneath Birmingham Stations soaring canopy, upheld by a lattice of girders providing a wide span over the tracks

Size of Argentavis magnificens compared to a human figure
An approximation of the size of Argentavis magnificens (" magnificent Argentine bird", or more literally " magnificent silver bird")

Garland Lincoln N. 28 / Nieuport 28 10
Garland Lincoln N.28 / Nieuport 28 10 in the colours of the 94th Aero Squadron, United States Army Air Service. Garland Lincoln & Claude Flagg acquired several genuine Nieuport 28s

English Electric Canberra PR. 7 - PR. 9 prototype WH793
English Electric Canberra PR.7 (PR.9 prototype) WH793, at the 1955 SBAC Farnborough Air-show. A brand new PR.7 taken from the production line and converted by D. Napier and Sons Ltd

Royal Air Force de Havilland Mosquito NF Mk. XV high-altitude fighter. This is an example of the rare NF Mk. XV with the extended wing-span wings, pressurised cockpit, 70 series Merlin engines

The Spit Bridge, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
The Spit Bridge - a steel and concrete girder bridge with a bascule lift span across the Middle Harbour, northeast of the central business district in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

The Giant Walnut Tree - Bossington, Exmoor, Somerset
The Giant Walnut Tree - Bossington, Exmoor, Holnicote Estate, Somerset. Date: circa 1910s

Tyne Bridge - Viewed from the Riverside, Newcastle-upon-Tyne
The Tyne Bridge - Viewed from the Riverside, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, pictured soon after opening. The bridge was designed by the engineering firm Mott, Hay and Anderson

St. Louis, Missouri, USA - Eads Bridge over the Mississippi River. Date: circa 1930s

Healey Dell Viaduct, Rochdale, Greater Manchester
Healey Dell Viaduct in Healey Dell Nature Reserve in the Spodden Valley, on the outskirts or Rochdale in Greater Manchester, England

Tower Bridge, Middlesex Pier from south
Tower Bridge, Middlesex Pier from the south-opening span, 24 September 1892 Date: 1892

Tower Bridge, central panel, side span parapets Date: circa 1892

Walton Bridges
This oil painting depicts the double span Walton bridges that ran across the Thames between the locks at Sunbury and Shepperton in Surrey. Date: circa 1806

The Menai Suspension Bridge between the island of Anglesey and the mainland of Wales. The bridge was designed by Thomas Telford and completed in 1826. Date: 1927

Tram passing beneath the 4th century Triumphal Arch of Galerius, part of the Rotunda Complex, Thessaloniki, Greece. Date: circa 1920s

Tower and span of Chapel Bridge, Lucerne, Switzerland
Tower and span of the Chapel Bridge, Kapellbrucke, Lucerne, Switzerland. Date: circa 1920s

Plan and elevation of a Regency artists villa. Floorplan shows entrance hall A, anteroom B, picture gallery C, painting room D, drawing room F, dining room G, pantry K, servants entrance L

Plan and elevation of a Regency ornate cottage, cottage ornee. Floorplan shows dining room, drawing room, kitchen, scullery, larder, hall and coatroom

Manhattan Bridge, New York City, NY, USA. A suspension bridge that crosses the East River in New York City, connecting Lower Manhattan at Canal Street with Downtown Brooklyn at the Flatbush Avenue

Pont du Gard, Nimes, France Date: circa 1890s

Charles V Authorises Pizarro to Conquer and Govern Peru
Charles V sits and receives Pizarro and then authorises the invasion and conquest of Peru. Date: 1528

Curtiss Model S-1 Baby Speed Scout as originally built, with short span upper wings. Date: 1916

United States Navy - Curtiss 18T-2 A3325 on take-off as a floatplane. After retiring from the 1922 Curtiss Marine Trophy Race with mechanical trouble, the Navy had no urgent need for both 18Ts

Royal Aircraft Factory F. E. 2 (second aircraft)
Royal Aircraft Factory F.E.2, powered by an air-cooled 70hp Renault V-8 engine, (R.A.F. - Royal Aircraft Factory), (F.E. - Farman Experimental)

The ruins of Tintern Abbey, a Cisterian abbey, founded in 1131 by Walter de Clare. The surviving ruins span 400 years of architecture. Date: founded 1131

The Bridge, West Bradford, near Clitheroe, Lancashire, England. Date: 1910s

Triumphal Arch of Bera - Roda de Bera, Spain
circa 1910s

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