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033/034/035 - Royal Albert Bridge

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Seven drawings on one sheet. First drawing is of position of cylinder when floating 38 tons ballast at A, second drawing is of position of cylinder when floating in its vertical position, third drawing is of position of cylinder when sunk in rock, fourth drawing is of transverse section of pontoon, fifth drawing is of position of cylinder when ready to sink at low water neap tides, sixth drawing (large part missing) is of transverse section at cylinder when ready to sink at low water neap tides, seventh drawing is of position of cylinder in relation to pontoons.

[1845-1859]

Two drawings on one sheet. Both drawings are of keys, wedges etc. for main chains at vertical trusses and intermediate links. First drawing is of keys at vertical trusses, second drawing is of intermediate suspending links.

April 1857

Drawing is of a longitudinal section of the Royal Albert Bridge including pencil notings present/proposed gradient and present/proposed flooring.

13 December 1897

[Rough ink drawing of centre line of bridge crossing the River Tamar with position of Piers. Heavily annotated in pencil with calculations and notes. Description of drawing in pencil illegible]

1845-1859

Sketch showing the front sides of the base of the West Pier above Water

19 August 1858

Five separate drawings on one sheet. First drawing is shewing position of tie bolts and through courses. Second drawing is of the cylinder when turned 45 degrees and rocks under bridge dated July 26th 1853. Third drawing is of second intermediate suspending links from centre of main opening, scale one inch to a foot dated June 22nd 1855. Fourth drawing is of the second intermediate suspending links from the centre of main opening, one inch to a foot dated 19th June 1855. Fifth drawing is of plastering plates at end of tube dated 9th January 1856, one inch to a foot.

1854-1856

One drawing on one sheet showing section of joints of top plates if inside or outside of the Royal Albert Bridge

1845-1859

Two separate drawings on one sheet. First drawing shows elevation through centre of pins. Second drawing is of 2nd intermediate suspending link from centre of main opening.

29 January 1857

Four drawings on one sheet of elevations and plan of columns for centre pier. First drawing is of transverse section and elevation, second drawing is of plan of lower web of base piece, third drawing is of plan of base piece, fourth drawing is of plan of columns.

[1845-1859]

Fifteen drawings on one sheet all with details of abutments and piers including elevations, sections and plans.

May 1853

Two drawings on one sheet. First drawing is missing half and is part of a tube section, second drawing is of longitudinal section at end of tube. Sheet 1 of 2. From British Railways Civil Engineering Dept. Plymouth

1963-1980

Two separate drawings on one sheet. First drawing is of plans for testing the 1st tube shewing sections of depression of cast iron caps below standards 55.50 above datum, observed five times between 09 July and 30 July. Second drawing shows depression of standards north and south 41.80 above datum observed 13th August.

1845-1859

Two drawings on one sheet. First drawing is of a general elevation of the bridge, second drawing is of a general plan of the bridge including transverse sections of the piers.

[1845-1859]

Sketch of east side Pier No.1 coffer dam below high water spring tide

15 January 1858

Sixteen drawings on one sheet including plans, elevations and sections of East and West Abutments, Pier No.1 West and Main and Centre Pier sections and end elevations including Plinth plans.

[1845-1859]

Five drawings on one sheet. First drawing is of longitudinal section shewing partition, second drawing is of transverse section, third drawing is of longitudinal section shewing outer skin, fourth drawing is of transverse section, fifth drawing is of plan of iron deck. Tracing to Rudson and Male 03 January 1857. Original drawing returned to Mr. Brereton 03 January 1857.

03 January 1857

Two drawings of tubes on one sheet. First drawing is of longitudinal section of tube shewing diaphragms and longitudinal stiffening ribs, second drawing is of elevation of double plating at end of tubes middle pier. Drawing copied by Mr. Campbell 7th July 1853.

07 July 1853

Two separate drawings on one sheet. First drawing is a set of two graphs, one for the east and one for the west, showing the boning of struts and the horizontal line on the vertical struts taken on July 10th after the chains had been set free for the second time. Second drawing is of deflections of the tubes at the piers full size.

20 April 1859

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