Engineering Collection (page 38)

The bursting of the Bilberry Reservoir, spreading destructio
The bursting of the Bilberry Reservoir. Much destruction was caused by the flooding, bridges lost and buildings demolished

Kew Gardens
An engraving of the interior of the Palm House at Kew Gardens in 1852. Built by the Irish engineer, Richard Turner and architect, Decimus Burton between 1844-1848

Bridge Building America
Construction on an unnamed bridge, probably in New York. Workmen putting a cross beam into place

Steel Plate Rolling
Steel plate rolling

Menai Bridges / Hawkins
The Britannia Tubular Bridge (foreground) designed by Robert Stephenson and opened in 1850 and the Menai Suspension Bridge designed by Thomas Telford, opened in 1826

Dee Viaduct / Llangollen
The Dee Viaduct, Vale of Llangollen, carrying the Chester & Shrewsbury railway

Conway Tubular Bridge
Conwy railway bridge was built by Robert Louis Stevenson and officially opened in 1849, although completed in 1848. The tube is 412 feet long and weighs 1300 tonnes

Menai Bridge - Telford
The suspension bridge over the Menai Straits, built by Thomas Telford and opened on 30 January 1826

Rebuilding Dnieper Dam
Rebuilding the Dnieper Dam, a vital energy resource

Body / Plastic Renovation
Neo-plastic renovation therapy - a mechanical fountain of youth which rejuvenates the human body, in a beauty parlour of the future

A theodolite, used for surveying

Forth Bridge
A passenger train can cross the Forth Bridge while maintaining a speed of 90 km/h. Completed in 1890, it is one of the engineering triumphs of its time

Rail in Fraser Canyon
A passenger train of the Canadian Pacific Railway passes through the Grand Canyon of the Fraser River - a remarkable engineering feat

Dane Viaduct, Staffs
A Grand Fete is held beneath the Dane Viaduct, Staffordshire to celebrate its completion. The banner on the left of the picture reads: To the Workmen of Great Britain

Great Easterns Engines
The huge screw engines of the Great Eastern, designed and bult by James Watt and Co

Ratcatcher in Sewer 1870
A ratcatcher at work in the sewers of London

Garabit Viaduct, France
A close-up of the revolutionary wrought-iron trusses used by Gustave Eiffel in the construction of the viaduc de Garabit, Southern France

Carthage, the Cisterns
The remains of the cisterns where water was stored in the ancient city of Carthage - a massive engineering feat

Creusot Steam Hammer
Visitors to the Paris Exposition admire the massive Creusot steam hammer, a fitting symbol of French engineering

Elixir of Hate
Illustration for The elixir of hate by George Allan England (first published in 1911)

Factory Interior / C1900
Interior of engineering works

Opening of the Thames Tunnel
A picture to commemorate the opening of the Thames Tunnel, connecting Rotherhithe and Wapping, showing the company medallion featuring Sir Marc Isambard Brunel supported by one of the tunnels

Puffing Billy, designed by William Hedley
The Puffing Billy locomotive, designed by William Hedley

Building underground railway near Kings Cross, London
Construction work in progress on the worlds first underground railway near Kings Cross, Central London

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