Image: Forth Bridge - General view from back of Newhalls Inn, South Queensferry

Description: Photograph of the Forth Bridge under construction, general view from back of Newhalls Inn, South Queensferry. A view obtained to meet a continual demand for a picture showing more of the approach viaduct and less of the bridge itself. To this end it was necessary to take up a position which would considerably foreshorten the whole structure. The three cantilevers are shown quite clear of each other, and the left of the picture is bounded by a portion of the Hawes Pier. The detail of viaduct piers can here be seen to perfection, including the platforms used in connection with lifting arrangements. The piers in the foreground have a measurement of rather more than 2 inches at the base, and are about 7 inches in height, the girder about 1.1/5 inches, the Queensferry cantilever 3 inches at the base and 6.1/5 inches high. With these dimensions there should be no difficulty in forming a correct idea of the scale of this really excellent photograph. Transcription from: Philip Phillips, 'The Forth Railway Bridge', Edinburgh, 1890.
Title: Forth Bridge - General view from back of Newhalls Inn, South Queensferry
Credit: This image is available from the National Library of Scotland under the sequence number or Shelfmark ID RB.l.229. You can see this image in its original context, along with the rest of the Library's digital collections, in the NLS Digital Gallery
Author: Creator:Philip Phillips
Permission: This work is in the public domain in its country of origin and other countries and areas where the copyright term is the author's life plus 70 years or less. This work is in the public domain in the United States because it was published (or registered with the U.S. Copyright Office) before January 1, 1923. This file has been identified as being free of known restrictions under copyright law, including all related and neighboring rights.
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