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: The Wharncliffe Viaduct, Hanwell, Middlesex, 1838


The Wharncliffe Viaduct, Hanwell, Middlesex, 1838

The Wharncliffe Viaduct, Hanwell, Middlesex, 1838. This viaduct of eight elliptical arches, designed by Isambard Kingdom Brunel (1806-1859), carries the Great Western Railway between two embankments at Hanwell, some 8 miles from central London. It is named for Lord Wharncliffe (1776-1845) who guided the Great Western Railway Bill through the House of Lords. From The Mirror'. (London, 1 December 1838)

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13900945
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48376506
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3000px x 2245px (1.4MB)
Credit
World History Archive / Mary Evans Picture Library
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World History Archive

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1806-1859 1838 Brunel Elliptical Embankments Guided Hanwell Isambard Lords Middlesex Viaduct Wharncliffe


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