£320
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Auction: 8 February 2006 at 11:00 GMT
Barlow, William H. & Pole, William
Report on the Forth Bridge designed by Thomas Bouch for crossing the Firth of Forth at Queensferry. Edinburgh: printed by Hugh Paton & Sons, 1880, pp. 31, two fold out plans, original paper wrappers, some discolouration, creased at corners, interior clean.
Provenance: British Railways Board archives stamp inside front cover. Typed label tipped onto title page, "Presented by Mr. J, Calder, General Manager, Scotland, L.N.E.R, 1931.
Note: The Tay Bridge diaster on 28th December 1879 brought a halt to work on Bouch's Forth Bridge with just one pier completed. After a subsequent inquiry Bouchz, was released from service by the North British Railway in July 1880. The Forth bridge was then completely redesigned by civil engineers Sir John Fowler and Sir Benjamin Baker.
A scarce report with no copy present in either the British Library or the National Library of Scotland.