Workmen carrying out renewal work on the girders and rail bearers of part of the South Devon and Tavistock Railway. This view possibly shows the stretch of line immediately east of Plymouth, looking south-west beside the River Plym near Crabtree

Date:
1920 - 1929
Location:
City Of Plymouth
Reference:
RBO01/09/OP04916
Type:
Photograph (Gelatine Print)
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Description

This photograph is stored in the Cornwall archive box of the Early Photographic Print Collection, as it was part of a batch of photos mostly showing Cornish railway engineering.

Archival History

This image was received from Timothy Lingard, owner of the Gallery Lingard in Pall Mall, London, who specialised in architectural drawings and perspectives. These images were part of the larger Sotheby's auction lot 524, 28/04/1988, and were unwanted by Lingard and subsequently donated to the N.M.R.

Content

This is part of the Series: RBO01/09 Early Photographic Print Collection: Cornwall and Isles of Scilly; within the Collection: RBO01 Early Photographic Print Collection

Rights

Source: Historic England Archive

People & Organisations

Donor: Lingard, Timothy

Keywords

Railway, Engineering, Rail Transport