Was Isambard Kingdom Brunel the greatest engineer ever to have lived ? Voted the second greatest Britain of all time, this is his Royal Albert Bridge joining the counties of Devon and Cornwall from the Plymouth side. His other achievements include:- the first tunnel under the river Thames (at Rotherhithe)
- the flattest, widest brick arch bridge in the world (at Maidenhead)
- the longest span of any bridge in the world at the time of conception (at Clifton)
- the longest railway tunnel in the world at that time (at Bath)
- the worlds first atmospheric railway (between Newton Abbot and Exeter)
- the largest steamship in the world (the Great Western)
- the first iron-hulled, propeller-driven ship to cross the Atlantic (the Great Britain)
- laying the first trans-Atlantic cable (the Great Eastern)
8 comments:
Brilliant!! The flag looks amazing in full colour here. Great job.
yep, everything them above said!
great shot Jasp ... one of the best i've ever seen of it - you got the flag on the pub to stand out amazingly well & in your face, & the rest of the colouring is heading in a sepia direction ... i love it!
where the hell did you take the shot from ?? i drive over the bridge next too it twice a day, but can never be bothered to stop anywhere!!
This is a shot i took out the window as i drove to work one morning !!
This was taken down by the Tamer bridge in the park area on the Plymouth side, you can stand just under the road bridge and photo the railway bridge. I think you could do a whole book on shots around the bridges, as a great one from MRC shows there is always a new angle to see. The Royal Albert Bridge link in my post goes to a very evocative view which puts my effort to shame.
Thats a relly beautiful bridge and its really cool you left the flag with colours, very nice :)
Beautiful shot of, indeed a beautiful bridge! It is a pity these iron bridges are not built anymore. But the existing ones are cherished in many cases, fortunately. I am looking forward to more photos of this one as you suggested.
Hi Jasp,
I literally gasped at the sight of this one...It's absolutely gorgeous! Wonderful! All those pretty thoughts.
Really: Great job. :)
Happy Wednesday,
~ Ash
Great photo, Great Bridge! Well done!
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