High Level Bridge, Newcastle-upon-Tyne
Architect/Designer | Stephenson, Robert (1803-1859) |
Artist/Photographer | Toomey, Bill (1922-) |
Country | UK: England |
City | Newcastle-upon-Tyne |
Subject Date | 1849 |
Image Date | 1958 |
View | Exterior |
Style | Victorian |
Medium | Photoprint |
Library Reference | AP Box 206 Newcastle |
Orientation | Landscape |
Colour Info | Black and white |
Credit | Architectural Press Archive / RIBA Collections |
Subject | Stone ; Arches ; Rivers ; Bridges ; Iron |
NOTES: Built for the York, Newcastle and Berwick Railway in 1847-1849, this is the first major example of a wrought iron tied arch or bow string girder bridge. It links Newcastle-upon-Tyne with Gateshead on the south bank of the River Tyne.
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