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Conwy tunnel opened #onthisday 1991. It was the first
immersed tube road tunnel in UK. Find out more about this and the other Conwy crossings at https://t.co/rKoKQcpktn Painting by P A Ballard
Did you know Waterloo Bridge was originally called Strand Bridge? It was the largest, and most expensive, bridge contract carried out in Britain and became a popular visitor attraction as it was being built. Visitors included Tsar Alexander I https://t.co/aVEN7R9SOa
Robert Stephenson was born #onthisday 1803. Engineer for #Newcastle High Level Bridge, Britannia Tubular bridge and London and #Birmingham railway. ICE President 1855-7
Who designed the Bell Rock lighthouse – Stevenson or Rennie? The mystery of the missing letters and families at war! Read all about it https://t.co/9Dr6CfVDlP #JohnRennie2021
This month's #ArchivesHashTagParty theme is all about the arts. With an eye for detail and technical drawing skills, some engineers became quite accomplished artists. These watercolours are from the William Lloyd notebooks.
Today is National Sporting Heritage Day #NSHD2021 Can't believe the #London #Olympics was 10 years ago..
Find out how #legacy was a crucial part of the project from the beginning https://t.co/C9s2CAtNeh
and visit the Queen Elizabeth Park https://t.co/AliGWN6Isx
#London2012
Joseph Locke, railway engineer and ICE past President, was born #onthisday 1805 - Dutton viaduct, Liverpool and Manchester railway with George Stephenson, French railways with William Mackenzie and Thomas Brassey .
B is for Bell Rock lighthouse, completed 1811. Although John Rennie was chief engineer, it was Robert Stevenson as Resident Engineer who designed the lighthouse based on Eddystone lighthouse and spent 4 years on site during construction. #MaritimeAZ https://t.co/DscMcc2JHS
July is #WatercolourMonth so here is another chance to admire William Dawson's water colours of IK Brunel's South Devon atmospheric railway under construction. They were designed to show the views on each side of the line, viewed from the side. More at https://t.co/kPc36tJ1BE