- Title:
- Cross sections of embankments and cuttings proposed on the Great Western Railway, between London and Bristol
- Object name(s):
- Archtectural drawing
- Brief description:
- Drawings to scale of cross sections of embankments (2) and cuttings (2) proposed on the Great Western Railway, between London and Bristol. Scale 1 inch to 5 feet.
- Collection:
- Victoria and Albert Museum
- Associated concept:
- Designs
- Content - concept:
- Railway Cuttings
- Content - concept:
- embankments
- Dimension:
- Height
- Dimension measurement unit:
- cm
- Dimension value:
- 65.4
- Dimension:
- Width
- Dimension measurement unit:
- cm
- Dimension value:
- 122.7
- Inscription content:
- Lettered in ink with titles, scale and Great Western Railway. Contract No.4R and with measurements and technical details. Numbered in pencil 48 Stamped in blue ink Note 1 This is No.48 of a set of 65 drawings. These drawings are not to be unbound under any circumstances without written permission of the Engineer.
- Object history note:
- This drawing was made in the drawing office of the Great Western Railways; on Nationalisation transferred to British Railways (afterwards British Rail); sold by them; bought at auction at Onslows Auctioneers. Sale 22 September 1987 Lot 136.
- Object name:
- Archtectural drawing
- Object number:
- E.652-1987
- Object production date:
- 1835
- Date - association:
- made
- Date - earliest / single:
- 1835-01-01
- Date - latest:
- 1835-12-31
- Object production person:
- Brunel, Isambard Kingdom
- Person's association:
- maker
- Person's biographical note:
- Office of
- Object production place:
- Great Britain
- Place association:
- made
- Physical description:
- Drawings to scale of cross sections of embankments (2) and cuttings (2) proposed on the Great Western Railway, between London and Bristol. Scale 1 inch to 5 feet.
- Responsible department/section:
- PDP
- Technique:
- Pencil, pen and indian ink and watercolour.
- Text reason:
- Collections online record
- Text:
- Isambard Kingdom Brunel was appointed to survey the line between Bristol and London in 1832. Parliamentary approval was obtained in 1835, by which time it had become known as the Great Western Railway. Because of the necessity for gentle inclines and the large amount of space required for the wide gauge of seven feet, the embankments and cuttings were a massive feat of engineering.
- Text reason:
- Summary description
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