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From the monumental splendour of Tower Bridge and the august span at Westminster to the engineering masterpieces at Ironbridge and the Forth, bridges comprise some of the most recognisable landmarks in Britain. Whether the smallest arch or the largest overpass, each has a rich architectural, economic, social and sometimes even religious history. This beautifully illustrated introduction by Richard Hayman explains how piety built and maintained bridges in the Middle Ages; how economic forces inspired a new generation of road bridges in the eighteenth century, such as the Menai Bridge in North Wales, and how technological prowess gave us soaring Victorian railway viaducts and the concrete road bridges of the twentieth century.

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Across the Water Medieval Bridges Road Bridges Aqueducts and Railway Bridges Steel and Concrete Further Reading Places to Visit Index

Bridges

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    A Paperback / softback by Richard Hayman

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      Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
      Published 20 February 2020
      ISBN-13 9781784423872
      978-1784423872
      ISBN-10 1784423874
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      Art & Photography History of architecture History European history Technology, Engineering & Agriculture Bridges

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      From the monumental splendour of Tower Bridge and the august span at Westminster to the engineering masterpieces at Ironbridge and the Forth, bridges comprise some of the most recognisable landmarks in Britain. Whether the smallest arch or the largest overpass, each has a rich architectural, economic, social and sometimes even religious history. This beautifully illustrated introduction by Richard Hayman explains how piety built and maintained bridges in the Middle Ages; how economic forces inspired a new generation of road bridges in the eighteenth century, such as the Menai Bridge in North Wales, and how technological prowess gave us soaring Victorian railway viaducts and the concrete road bridges of the twentieth century.

      Table of Contents
      Across the Water Medieval Bridges Road Bridges Aqueducts and Railway Bridges Steel and Concrete Further Reading Places to Visit Index

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