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| Creator: | Duncan |
| Title: | The bridge from the Ness / J.Strutt del. ; Duncan. sculp. ; printed by Fisher, London |
| Imprint: | Exeter : W.T.Strutt & Son |
| Date: | [1828?] |
| Format: | Aquatint : col ; 180x275mm |
| Ref. no.: | SC2444 |
| Copies: |
WSL: L SC2444 |
| Coverage: | Devon . Shaldon . Bridges . Shaldon Bridge . From the Ness . 1828 |
| Last Updated: |
22/12/2004 |
| Contributor: | Strutt, J |
| Associated text: |
Page, John Lloyd Warden. The coasts of Devon and Lundy Island. London: Horace Cox, 1895. p. 382. Below us the road winds downward to Shaldon, a pleasant old-fashioned village along the water side. Shaldon is connected with Teignmouth by a very long bridge, mostly of wood. Whether it is, as the people boast, the longest bridge in England, I cannot say; but it is 1672 feet in length, and that is quite long enough on a windy day at any rate. At one time it is said to have been the longest but one in Europe - next to the Pont de Lyons, and that is only thirty feet longer. For anything I know, it may still be the longest road bridge in the kingdom, though of course there are several railway bridges of greater length (those spanning the Forth and Tay, for example), not to speak of one in this very county - Brunel's great masterpiece across the Tamar. [Text may be taken from a different source or edition than that listed as the source by Somers Cocks.] |
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