Image: ECR(1851) p68a - (Wisbech) The Brinks

Description: The North and South Brink, along the River Nene in Wisbech in Cambridgeshire. "The river Nene, on both sides of which the town is situated, is here crossed by a bridge, consisting of one arch, of an elliptical form,and about seventy-two feet in span. From this bridge a very good view of the town is obtained, presenting a strange appearance to the visitor. Vessels of 100 tons can come up to the quay, the navigation of the river having been very much improved by means of a straight cut from Peterborough." The bridge was replaced by an iron structure in 1855-57, and in turn by a concrete one in 1931.
Title: ECR(1851) p68a - (Wisbech) The Brinks
Credit: Image extracted from page 68 of "The Eastern Counties Railway Illustrated Guide", by . Original held and digitised by the British Library. Copied from Flickr. Note: The colours, contrast and appearance of these illustrations are unlikely to be true to life. They are derived from scanned images that have been enhanced for machine interpretation and have been altered from their originals.  This file is from the Mechanical Curator collection, a set of over 1 million images scanned from out-of-copyright books and released to Flickr Commons by the British Library.  View image on Flickr   View all images from book   View catalogue entry for book.  English | Français | +/−
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