Avon Gallery

Clifton EPW005463

CLIFTON, Bristol. Aerial view of Clifton showing the Avon Gorge and Suspension Bridge photographed in March 1921. This area of Clifton includes a lot of Georgian and Regency housing including Royal York Crescent and The Paragon. The suspension bridge was designed in the 1830s and completed in 1864 to designs by Isambard Kingdom Brunel. Aerofilms Collection (see Links)

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Advertising postcard for the Carron Line Ferries

Advertising postcard for the Carron Line Ferries which ran a service from London to Glasgow. A ferry boat ('The Avon') is depicted here travelling under the Forth Rail Bridge. The Carron Line company was founded in 1759 and folded after World War II. The company had four weekly sailings, travelling via the Forth of Firth to Glasgow. Date: 1903

© Mary Evans Picture Library 2015 - https://copyrighthub.org/s0/hub1/creation/maryevans/MaryEvansPictureID/10425383

Shakespeare Royal Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon AA98_05226

SHAKESPEARE ROYAL THEATRE, Stratford upon Avon, Warwickshire. A view of the Shakespeare Royal Theatre in Stratford-upon-Avon looking across the river, with swans in the foreground. It was designed by Elizabeth Scott and completed in 1932. Photographed by Eric de Mare between 1945 and 1980

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River, Shakespeare, Swan, Water, Water Fowl