Position Gallery

Forth Bridge

March 1890: Pictures showing various aspects of building the Forth Bridge: its size compared with the Eiffel Tower; a demonstration of the cantilever process; a cassion being towed into position and a general view of the Inchgarvie cantilever. The Forth Bridge spans the Firth of Forth at Queensferry in Lothian and is over a mile long. The steel cantilever construction was designed by John Fowler and Benjamin Baker to carry a double-track railway line and a road over the river. When it was completed in 1890 it was the longest bridge of its kind and considered a great achievement in engineering. Graphic - pub. 1890 (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Captain Charles Upham

Portrait of double VC winner, Captain Charles Upham (). Born in New Zealand, Upham was a sheep farmer who distinguished himself during World War Two on two occasions. On July 14th/15th 1942, Captain Upham led an attack on a strong enemy position at El Ruweisat Ridge in the Western Desert. Despite being wounded in one arm, he destroyed a tank and several guns and vehicles, returning to his company after his wound was dressed and remaining with them until he was severely wounded and captured. Previous to that in May 1941, he had won the Victoria Cross for conspicuous gallantry during operations in Crete. He is one of only three men to have won the Victoria Cross and Bar since its institution in 1856. The other two, Lieutenant-Colonel Arthur Martin-Leake and Captain Noel Chavasse are also included in this picture

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A Cock and Hen Pheasant at the Edge of a Wood, 1897 (pencil and watercolour)

828474 A Cock and Hen Pheasant at the Edge of a Wood, 1897 (pencil and watercolour) by Thorburn, Archibald (1860-1935); 24.4x34.9 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: A Cock and Hen Pheasant at the Edge of a Wood. Archibald Thorburn (1860-1935). Pencil and watercolour. Painted 1897. 24.4 x 34.9cm.); Photo A© Christie's Images; Scottish, out of copyright

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