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| Keywords: Forth Bridge - General view from North Queensferry hills depicting the three cantilevers at very nearly their full height.jpg Photograph of the Forth Bridge under construction general view from North Queensferry hills A view depicting the three cantilevers at very nearly their full height The rising ground some 100 feet above sea level at point from which it was taken being well adapted for securing a good position the artistic qualities and perspective of this picture leave nothing to be desired The foreground chiefly composed of foliage is somewhat hazy a result due to an almost imperceptible motion imparted to it by the wind though so far from detracting from it this feature adds to the general effect of one of the most successful pictures yet secured To the west of Inchgarvie may be seen what appear like a few sticks floating in the water which prove however under close inspection to be the most formidable Oregon spars no less than 100 feet in length and 3 feet in diameter strapped together with iron band in bundles of three each to form a protection to the piers on Inchgarvie As they were exceptionally fine spars their combined weight was considerable and offered much resistance to the rough water and strong down tides and therefore necessitated moorings of exceptional strength and character laid down in over 200 feet of water The essential part of these moorings was a block of concrete weighing some 30 tons surrounded by an iron frame the ribs of which projected and were turned at an angle thus forming a species of grapnel This is the fellow-picture to No 36 Transcription from Philip Phillips 'The Forth Railway Bridge' Edinburgh 1890 Size cm 43 58 exhibition history Institution National Library of Scotland photograph object history PD-old-70-1923 Creator Philip Phillips RB l 229 74570366 Forth Bridge - General view from North Queensferry hills depicting the three cantilevers at very nearly their full height Uploaded with GWToolset Forth Bridge - General view from North Queensferry hills depicting the three cantilevers at very nearly their full height http //deriv nls uk/56YK98Q/7443/74438682 2 jpg Construction of the Forth Bridge Images uploaded as part of NLS-WMUK collaboration | ||||
