The Bristol Railway Archive

Please can anyone help with the history of the above?

Many thanks,

Tony Marshall

What does the writing say?

'This is one of the drawings referred to in the annexed Contract between the Great Western Railway company and Mr William Ranger bearing date the ninth day of May 1836'

The print is about 35in x 25in and also bears the name of the printers and the fact that it was released by the GWR in the 1980s. There is no artists name. It is an art print.

I know that the bridge does not exist now, but was it ever built?

Most grateful to you for your prompt reply,
Tony M

That's Saltford Tunnel. I've only managed to photograph it from the Saltford end and am unsure as to what the other portal looks like. However the tunnel wasn't built as originally designed because there was a landslip during it's construction and it ended up being shorter than planned. Therefore the designs of the portals could have been changed to suit the new location.

I am inclined to agree it looks like portal at Bristol end of tunnel. You can just about see it if you go along a track/driveway (not sure if private or not). the trackway is opposite some bungalows, the road is the one that goes down to the bird in the hand pub. I could see through foliage a fair bit of portal but not the track as a very deep cutting.

Thank you gentlemen, looks like a walk with welly boots is required. And possibly some more research in the Bird In Hand!

We have a fair number of copies, near mint condition, for sale. These were given to us in order to raise funds for the (always impoverished!) Museum of Bath at Work in Julian Road. We have been advised that a fair price is ú30 each, but we are offering them to Friends of the museum at ú25 and I would be happy to extend this to any members of this forum. They are best collected due to the danger of the fairly thick paper cracking, but we are experimenting with the largest diameter tubes available and, if successful, we could post, but at recipients risk.

Rgards,
Tony Marshall