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| A VIEW OF THE IRON BRIDGE at BOSTON c.1808. |
£65 |
A rare early 19th century creamware plate, transfer printed with a View of the Iron Bridge over Witham at Boston Lincolnshire, to give its full title on the original engraving. Pub.1808.
it commemorates the John Rennie designed cast iron Town bridge of Boston, built in 1803, carried the main street across the River Witham. The design was partly due to Thomas Wilson (1751-1820) who had played a major part in the construction of the Wearmouth Bridge at Sunderland, who ordered the ironwork from Walker's without gaining Rennie's approval. The resultant cracks in the ironwork led to arguments that continued for many years. This bridge was demolished in 1913. |
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