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Title: Building the Tyne Bridge

Photographer: Unknown

Exhibits: 22 (show all)

Photographs from the collection of Dorman Long, the builders, of the construction of Newcastle upon Tyne’s George V or Tyne Bridge in the 1920s. They used their existing design for the Sydney Harbour Bridge, but the Tyne Bridge was completed first. ..more »

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Building the Tyne Bridge

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Photographs from the collection of Dorman Long, the builders, of the construction of Newcastle upon Tyne’s George V or Tyne Bridge in the 1920s. They used their existing design for the Sydney Harbour Bridge, but the Tyne Bridge was completed first. ...more »

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Building the Tyne Bridge

By: George Jackson - 20th November 2008 (at 1:04AM)

These photographs are remarkable. Not only as a valuable recrord of an important event in North East history, but also given photographic technology of the day, the quality is very good. G Jackson

Building the Tyne Bridge

By: C H Clayton - 8th April 2010 (at 6:34PM)

My wife`s late father was a riveter on the bridge, apparently he placed the first and last rivet , and was presented to the king at the opening ceremony , he appears in the photograph on page 31 of the book, Spanning The Tyne, by Stafford M. Linsley, his name was Henry "Joe" Bird. We still have the invitation card and menu from the opening ceremony. He also worked on the Lambeth Bridge, London. .

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