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*1902-05, [[Curzon Bridge, Allahabad]] Engineer-in-Chief see Indian Office Record below. | *1902-05, [[Curzon Bridge, Allahabad]] Engineer-in-Chief see Indian Office Record below. | ||
*1908-12?, Sara Ghat Bridge, Engineer-in-Chief, when completed the bridge was inaugerated as the '[[Empress Bridge]]' and formed a vital link in the [[Eastern Bengal Railway|Eastern Bengal State Railway]]. This was a major engineering challenge as fully described in the 'The Engineer' of October 1914 <ref>[http://www.gracesguide.co.uk/images/d/d9/Er19141002.pdf The Engineer October 1914, pages 316-318- "Bridge over the Lower Ganges" reproduced bt Grace's Guide]; Retrieved 16 Jul 2016</ref> | |||
=Indian Office Record== | =Indian Office Record== | ||
The [[British Library]] [[India Office Records|IOR]] Photograph shelfmark 430/58 <ref>[https://www.bl.uk/catalogues/indiaofficeselect/PhotoShowDescs.asp?CollID=852 IOR Photograph shelfmark 430/58 "The Curzon Bridge"]; Retrieved 16 Jul 2016</ref> carries the following description:- | The [[British Library]] [[India Office Records|IOR]] Photograph shelfmark 430/58 <ref>[https://www.bl.uk/catalogues/indiaofficeselect/PhotoShowDescs.asp?CollID=852 IOR Photograph shelfmark 430/58 "The Curzon Bridge"]; Retrieved 16 Jul 2016</ref> carries the following description:- | ||
<blockquote>'The Curzon Bridge over the River Ganges at Allahabad. 15 spans of 200 feet. Started 8th November 1902. Opened for Railway Traffic 15th June 1905. Opened for Road Traffic 20th December 1905'. Above this in the top corner is the note: 'With R.R. Gale's compliments'. Print 1 is a portrait of Gale, the Engineer-in-Chief, and his assistants and the remaining photographs provide a chronological record of the bridge's construction from December 1902 to December 1905. A full account of the bridge's construction is given by Gale in his paper 'The Curzon Bridge at Allahabad', Paper No 3626 in the proceedings of The Institution of Civil Engineers, (Volume CLXXIV) Session 1907-1908, Part IV.</blockquote>. | <blockquote>'The Curzon Bridge over the River Ganges at Allahabad. 15 spans of 200 feet. Started 8th November 1902. Opened for Railway Traffic 15th June 1905. Opened for Road Traffic 20th December 1905'. Above this in the top corner is the note: 'With R.R. Gale's compliments'. Print 1 is a portrait of Gale, the Engineer-in-Chief, and his assistants and the remaining photographs provide a chronological record of the bridge's construction from December 1902 to December 1905. A full account of the bridge's construction is given by Gale in his paper 'The Curzon Bridge at Allahabad', Paper No 3626 in the proceedings of The Institution of Civil Engineers, (Volume CLXXIV) Session 1907-1908, Part IV.</blockquote>. | ||
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- 1902-05, Curzon Bridge, Allahabad Engineer-in-Chief see Indian Office Record below.
- 1908-12?, Sara Ghat Bridge, Engineer-in-Chief, when completed the bridge was inaugerated as the 'Empress Bridge' and formed a vital link in the Eastern Bengal State Railway. This was a major engineering challenge as fully described in the 'The Engineer' of October 1914 [1]
Indian Office Record=
The British Library IOR Photograph shelfmark 430/58 [2] carries the following description:-
'The Curzon Bridge over the River Ganges at Allahabad. 15 spans of 200 feet. Started 8th November 1902. Opened for Railway Traffic 15th June 1905. Opened for Road Traffic 20th December 1905'. Above this in the top corner is the note: 'With R.R. Gale's compliments'. Print 1 is a portrait of Gale, the Engineer-in-Chief, and his assistants and the remaining photographs provide a chronological record of the bridge's construction from December 1902 to December 1905. A full account of the bridge's construction is given by Gale in his paper 'The Curzon Bridge at Allahabad', Paper No 3626 in the proceedings of The Institution of Civil Engineers, (Volume CLXXIV) Session 1907-1908, Part IV.
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- ↑ The Engineer October 1914, pages 316-318- "Bridge over the Lower Ganges" reproduced bt Grace's Guide; Retrieved 16 Jul 2016
- ↑ IOR Photograph shelfmark 430/58 "The Curzon Bridge"; Retrieved 16 Jul 2016