Acqueducts Collection

Under Runcorn Viaduct Manchester Ship Canal, 1893 (pen with wash on paper)
7389725 Under Runcorn Viaduct Manchester Ship Canal, 1893 (pen with wash on paper) by Simpson, William (1823-99); 29x23 cm; Ironbridge Gorge Museum Trust, Telford, Shropshire

Rail-Way, 1840 (litho on paper)
8681127 Rail-Way, 1840 (litho on paper) by Lindsay, Thomas (1793-1861); 16x23 cm; Ironbridge Gorge Museum Trust, Telford, Shropshire

Viaduct at Slade, Devon, c.1850 (hand coloured lithograph on paper)
7426818 Viaduct at Slade, Devon, c.1850 (hand coloured lithograph on paper); 20x30 cm; Ironbridge Gorge Museum Trust, Telford, Shropshire

Oblique Arch in the Viaduct on the London and Birmingham Railway at Watford, Herts. C
7426802 Oblique Arch in the Viaduct on the London and Birmingham Railway at Watford, Herts. C. 1845 (Hand coloured lithograph on paper); 24x37 cm; Ironbridge Gorge Museum Trust, Telford, Shropshire

This bird's eye view of the London Grand Junction Railway, from Skinner Street to Camden Town
7426791 This bird's eye view of the London Grand Junction Railway, from Skinner Street to Camden Town, is respectfully dedicated to the Chairman, Directors and Proprietors

Viaduct, Brighton and South Coast Railway (engraving)
8631959 Viaduct, Brighton and South Coast Railway (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Viaduct, Brighton and South Coast Railway)

New Zealand, 1890s: Viaduct, Weka Pass (b/w photo)
8662437 New Zealand, 1890s: Viaduct, Weka Pass (b/w photo) by New Zealand Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Viaduct, Weka Pass)

Trevido Viaduct, near Menheniot, Cornwall (engraving)
8676802 Trevido Viaduct, near Menheniot, Cornwall (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Trevido Viaduct, near Menheniot, Cornwall, on thr Cornwall Railway)

Reconstruction of the viaduct of Dannemarie (viaduct de la Largue) in Haute Alsace, 1915 (b/w photo)
ELD4942884 Reconstruction of the viaduct of Dannemarie (viaduct de la Largue) in Haute Alsace, 1915 (b/w photo); Private Collection; (add.info.: War 1914 1918)

Mr. Dredge's design for the Bath Bridge, c.1836 (hand coloured litho on paper)
7485322 Mr. Dredge's design for the Bath Bridge, c.1836 (hand coloured litho on paper) by Dredge, James (1794-1863) ; 34x51 cm; Ironbridge Gorge Museum Trust, Telford, Shropshire

Iron Railway Bridge over the River Wye, now in course of erection by Messrs. W. and J
7426829 Iron Railway Bridge over the River Wye, now in course of erection by Messrs. W. and J. Galloway, Engineers and Iron-founders, Manchester, for the Newport, Abergavenny

Isometrical plan of Mr. Grainger's proposed concentration of the termini of the several railways from London
7426778 Isometrical plan of Mr. Grainger's proposed concentration of the termini of the several railways from London, Edinburgh, Carlisle, Shields and Sunderland, at a General Depot at Elswick T

Viaduct and Bridge, Yarm (b/w photo)
8675172 Viaduct and Bridge, Yarm (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Viaduct and Bridge, Yarm)

Vue du Puy en Velay en Haute Loire, Auvergne, 1910 (photo)
ELD4943476 Vue du Puy en Velay en Haute Loire, Auvergne, 1910 (photo); (add.info.: Vue du Puy en Velay en Haute Loire, Auvergne (View over the city of the Puy-en-Velay)

Viaduct at Ivy Bridge, Devon, 1846 (hand coloured lithograph on paper)
7426817 Viaduct at Ivy Bridge, Devon, 1846 (hand coloured lithograph on paper); 20x30 cm; Ironbridge Gorge Museum Trust, Telford, Shropshire

Bird's-eye view of the Grand Entrance to the Greenwich Railway, next London Bridge c1836 (hand coloured engraving)
7426799 Bird's-eye view of the Grand Entrance to the Greenwich Railway, next London Bridge c1836 (hand coloured engraving); 18x26 cm; Ironbridge Gorge Museum Trust, Telford, Shropshire

Verbena, Vestibule, Viaduct, Violin, Volcano, Water-fall, Water-mark, Water-mill, Water-pot, Water-ram, Water-spout
8650108 Verbena, Vestibule, Viaduct, Violin, Volcano, Water-fall, Water-mark, Water-mill, Water-pot, Water-ram, Water-spout, Water-wheel (engraving) by German School

Building Kensington Great Cranes, c.1905 (etching on paper)
7485334 Building Kensington Great Cranes, c.1905 (etching on paper) by Pennell, Joseph (1858-1926); 22x28 cm; Ironbridge Gorge Museum Trust, Telford, Shropshire

The Viaduct, Durham, June 28th, 1855 (b/w photo)
7426775 The Viaduct, Durham, June 28th, 1855 (b/w photo); 21x27 cm; Ironbridge Gorge Museum Trust, Telford, Shropshire, UK; (add.info.: View of the construction of Durham viaduct)

The Steps of St Andrew's Church, Holborn, before the construction of the Viaduct (b/w photo)
8649017 The Steps of St Andrew's Church, Holborn, before the construction of the Viaduct (b/w photo) by English Photographer

Construction of an Elevated Railway: Bridge over the Cours de Vincennes, 1888 (oil on fabric)
XOS5879771 Construction of an Elevated Railway: Bridge over the Cours de Vincennes, 1888 (oil on fabric) by Trouillebert, Paul Desire (1829-1900); 38.2x56 cm; Cleveland Museum of Art, OH

Crimple Valley Viaduct, York and North Midland Railway. Harrogate Branch, 1847 (hand coloured litho on paper)
7483127 Crimple Valley Viaduct, York and North Midland Railway. Harrogate Branch, 1847 (hand coloured litho on paper) by Birkinshaw, John Cass (1811-1857); 34x45 cm; Ironbridge Gorge Museum Trust

Glazebrook Viaduct, South Devon, c.1850 (hand coloured lithograph on paper)
7426819 Glazebrook Viaduct, South Devon, c.1850 (hand coloured lithograph on paper); 20x30 cm; Ironbridge Gorge Museum Trust, Telford, Shropshire

Steam train at dusk c. 1850 (chromolithograph on paper)
7426788 Steam train at dusk c. 1850 (chromolithograph on paper); 18x36 cm; Ironbridge Gorge Museum Trust, Telford, Shropshire, UK; (add.info.: steam locomotive and train crossing railway viaduct)

New railway line from Paris to Vincennes (engraving)
8676968 New railway line from Paris to Vincennes (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: New railway line from Paris to Vincennes, France)

Viaduct over the Belah on the South Durham and Lancashire Union Railway (engraving)
8676540 Viaduct over the Belah on the South Durham and Lancashire Union Railway (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Bird's-eye view of the Grand Entrance to the Greenwich Railway, next London Bridge
7424480 Bird's-eye view of the Grand Entrance to the Greenwich Railway, next London Bridge, c.1836 (hand coloured engraving) by Unknown Artist

Oblique Arch in the Viaduct on the London and Birmingham Railway at Watford, Herts
7424487 Oblique Arch in the Viaduct on the London and Birmingham Railway at Watford, Herts, c.1845 (Hand coloured lithograph on paper) by Sharp

North Midland Railway Bridge over the River Derwent and the Matlock Road near Amber Gate
7424473 North Midland Railway Bridge over the River Derwent and the Matlock Road near Amber Gate, 1840 (hand coloured lithograph on paper) by Russell

Italy, Latium, Lazio. Rome, Roma. Parco degli Acquedotti, Acquedotto Claudio

Knaresborough Viaduct, East and West Yorkshire Junction Railway, c. 1850 (coloured litho on paper)
7394183 Knaresborough Viaduct, East and West Yorkshire Junction Railway, c.1850 (coloured litho on paper) by Hodgson, Robert (1817-77) (after); 18x27 cm; Ironbridge Gorge Museum Trust, Telford

Bangor, c. 1850-80 (litho on paper)
7394180 Bangor, c.1850-80 (litho on paper) by Dibdin, Thomas Colman (1810-93); 16x27 cm; Ironbridge Gorge Museum Trust, Telford, Shropshire

Penryn, Flushing and Falmouth Harbours (from the Old Helton Road), c. 1860-80 (coloured litho on paper)
7394199 Penryn, Flushing and Falmouth Harbours (from the Old Helton Road), c.1860-80 (coloured litho on paper) by Unknown Artist, (19th century); 23x34 cm; Ironbridge Gorge Museum Trust, Telford

Penrhyn Castle, c. 1850 (coloured lithograph on paper)
7394179 Penrhyn Castle, c.1850 (coloured lithograph on paper) by Picken, Thomas Ashburton (c. 1818-91); 21x30 cm; Ironbridge Gorge Museum Trust, Telford, Shropshire

Townscape, 19th century (w/c on paper)
7394171 Townscape, 19th century (w/c on paper) by Fair, Robert (19th century); 24x33 cm; Ironbridge Gorge Museum Trust, Telford, Shropshire

The Blatchford Viaduct, c. 1835-38 (pencil with wash on paper)
7394166 The Blatchford Viaduct, c.1835-38 (pencil with wash on paper) by Bourne, John Cooke (1814-96); 26x38 cm; Ironbridge Gorge Museum Trust, Telford, Shropshire

Skew Bridge, Great Western Railway Station, Bath c. 1840-70 (coloured lithograph on paper)
7394202 Skew Bridge, Great Western Railway Station, Bath c.1840-70 (coloured lithograph on paper) by Unknown Artist, (19th century); 20x28 cm; Ironbridge Gorge Museum Trust, Telford, Shropshire

Bath from Beechen Cliff, c. 1850 (lithograph on paper)
7394201 Bath from Beechen Cliff, c.1850 (lithograph on paper) by Syer, John (1815-85); 28x41 cm; Ironbridge Gorge Museum Trust, Telford, Shropshire

View of the Viaduct of the Proposed Great Western Railway, c. 1835-38 (litho on paper)
7394197 View of the Viaduct of the Proposed Great Western Railway, c.1835-38 (litho on paper) by Barnard, George (1807-90); 16x30 cm; Ironbridge Gorge Museum Trust, Telford, Shropshire

Dutton Viaduct on the Grand Junction Railway, over the Valley of the Weaver, from designs by G
7394187 Dutton Viaduct on the Grand Junction Railway, over the Valley of the Weaver, from designs by G.Stephenson Esquire and erected under the direction of J.Locke Esquire

Quakers Yard Viaduct, c. 1840 (pen and wash on paper)
7394172 Quakers Yard Viaduct, c.1840 (pen and wash on paper) by Williams, Penry (1798-1885); 41x29 cm; Ironbridge Gorge Museum Trust, Telford, Shropshire

Nidd Viaduct, Leeds and Thirsk Railway, near Knaresbro, c. 1850 (coloured litho on paper)
7394205 Nidd Viaduct, Leeds and Thirsk Railway, near Knaresbro, c.1850 (coloured litho on paper) by Faviell, William Frederick (1822-1902) ; 22x31 cm; Ironbridge Gorge Museum Trust, Telford

Willington Dean Viaduct, 1838 (lithograph)
7389753 Willington Dean Viaduct, 1838 (lithograph) by Carmichael, John Wilson (1800-68) (after); 24x37 cm; Ironbridge Gorge Museum Trust, Telford, Shropshire

Collapse, 19th Century (pen with wash on paper)
7389746 Collapse, 19th Century (pen with wash on paper) by Unknown Artist, (19th century); 22x38 cm; Ironbridge Gorge Museum Trust, Telford, Shropshire, UK; (add.info.: Arist: Unknown)

Ivy Bridge, c. 1850 (w/c on paper)
7389754 Ivy Bridge, c.1850 (w/c on paper) by Johnson, Harry John (1826-84); 24x46 cm; Ironbridge Gorge Museum Trust, Telford, Shropshire

Lewes Viaduct, Brighton, 1846 (w/c)
7379817 Lewes Viaduct, Brighton, 1846 (w/c) by Richardson, Thomas Miles II (1813-90); 23x33 cm; Ironbridge Gorge Museum Trust, Telford, Shropshire

Map showing the proposed Nicaraguan Canal Map showing the proposed Nicaraguan Canal
6428031 Map showing the proposed Nicaraguan Canal Map showing the proposed Nicaraguan Canal, from "The Business Encyclopaedia and Legal Adviser", published 1907 (litho) by English School

Map showing the proposed Nicaraguan Canal Map showing the proposed Nicaraguan Canal
6428040 Map showing the proposed Nicaraguan Canal Map showing the proposed Nicaraguan Canal, from "The Business Encyclopaedia and Legal Adviser", published 1907 (litho) by English School

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"Marvels of Engineering: Exploring the Magnificent Aqueducts of the 19th Century" Step back in time and marvel at the awe-inspiring aqueducts that dotted the landscapes of England and Wales during the 19th century. From Knaresborough Viaduct to Quakers Yard Viaduct, these architectural wonders stood as testaments to human ingenuity and progress. One such masterpiece is Knaresborough Viaduct, a striking structure that formed part of the East and West Yorkshire Junction Railway. Its vibrant colors, captured in a lithograph on paper from c. 1850, transport us to an era when railway expansion was transforming transportation. Moving further westward, we encounter Bangor's lithograph on paper from c. 1850-80, which showcases another remarkable aqueduct. This picturesque scene invites us to appreciate how these structures seamlessly blended with their natural surroundings. Journeying southwards brings us to Penryn, Flushing, and Falmouth Harbours depicted in a colored lithograph on paper dating between 1860-80. Here we witness how aqueducts played a vital role in connecting waterways for maritime trade while adding charm to coastal towns. Penrhyn Castle's colored lithograph on paper transports us into an enchanting world where grandeur meets functionality. This stunning depiction from around 1850 showcases how even castles embraced this engineering feat as they adapted to changing times. The artists' brush strokes bring life to bustling townscapes captured through watercolor on paper during the 19th century. These vivid scenes remind us that aqueducts were not mere utilitarian structures but integral parts of thriving communities. Delving deeper into history reveals early examples like The Blatchford Viaduct (c1835-38), portrayed using pencil wash techniques on paper—a testament to both artistic skill and engineering prowess. Bath emerges as a city where aqueducts became synonymous with elegance and sophistication.