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Robert Stephenson was born #onthisday 1803. See images of his works on our Image Library https://t.co/sQEIFRb4iV
We have lots of resources on coastal engineering in our library and archive. Here are some lighthouses to start you off
What a lovely drawing of `Proposed Thames Steam Boat Pier' by John Baldry Redman, March 1846. It looks similar to the pier in his paper on `The Terrace Pier, Gravesend' although this is covered. https://t.co/rlcAfw1kyD
Not for the claustrophobic - proposed pneumatic dispatch projects for objects, and people! Rammell's Whitehall pneumatic railway, Pneumatic dispatch, Battersea Fields, 1861, The London Pneumatic railway for mail, The pneumatic passenger railway New York. https://t.co/CqoMcNg812
Now that's what you call an entrance. Bridge over the River Elbe, Hamburg, 1890 https://t.co/KduWZ6zAWl
John Rennie's Waterloo Bridge opened #onthisday 1817. We were given one of the stones from the bridge when it was dismantled to make way for the modern bridge in the 1930s/40s.
Today is International Archives Day #IAD19 #IAD2019 Here are some watercolours from William Lloyd's notebooks which record his travels including South America, Australia and Europe #somethingspecial https://t.co/c4JT2e4ZDu
Another lighthouse anniversary - Robert Stevenson was born #onthisday 1772. Engineer to the Northern Lighthouse Board. His biggest project, the Bell Rock lighthouse was inspired by the Eddystone lighthouse and developed Smeaton's methods further.
Sir Maurice Fitzmaurice was born #onthisday 1861. Resident engineer for Blackwall tunnel (1892) and engineer for Rotherhithe tunnel (1908) and Greenwich (1902) and Woolwich (1912) foot tunnels. Download his obituary for free at https://t.co/A71iT7gYu6
#ICEwaterways gives us a chance to revisit this lovely sketchbook by John Rennie of bridges and structures on the Kennet and Avon canal