Grace's Guide To British Industrial History

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Grace's Guide is the leading source of historical information on industry and manufacturing in Britain. This web publication contains 167,649 pages of information and 247,065 images on early companies, their products and the people who designed and built them.

Grace's Guide is the leading source of historical information on industry and manufacturing in Britain. This web publication contains 147,919 pages of information and 233,587 images on early companies, their products and the people who designed and built them.

King Edward Bridge, Newcastle-upon-Tyne

From Graces Guide
The bridge in context. The photo shows a small area of a large 1920s model in the Discovery Museum, Newcastle. Newcastle is at the top of the picture, Gateshead at the bottom. The Queen Elizabeth II bridge for the Metro system is now located between these two bridges
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Also known as King Edward VII Bridge.

A rail bridge between Newcastle and Gateshead.

Contract let to Cleveland Bridge and Engineering Co on 6 March 1902. Designed by Charles Augustus Harrison.

Officially opened by King Edward VII on 10 July 1906, but not fully opened to traffic until 1 October.

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