The print shows Conwy Castle on the left built by Edward 1st. On the right of the photo a group of men physical haul or winch the distant floating bridge tube into position ready for lifting. The site of the huge capstan is now a bowling green.
Note train on embankment on the left.
Print from Edwin Clark. The Britannia and Conway tubular bridges (London, 1850), plates vol., pl. XXXVII Artist George Hawkins
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Keywords:1848, RIBA, artists, bridges, chester holyhead railway, civil engineering, conway, conwy, cymru, edwin clark, george hawkins, gyffin, railways, stephenson, victorians, wales
