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Title:
Postcard showing the Clifton Suspension Bridge illuminated for the visit of King Edward VII in 1908
Object name(s):
Postcard
Brief description:
Addressed to Miss W. Valentine with a written message. The message includes that the bridge was lit up "on the night of the Kings visit. It looked so pretty, it was a grand day and I had a good view of them." King Edward VII visited Bristol to open the new dock at Avonmouth on 9 July 1908. In the evening, after the opening celebrations, the King "had a motor drive from Avonmouth to Bristol, and inspected the Clifton Suspension Bridge". (*Western Somerset Free Press*, Saturday 11 July 1908, p. 8).
Collection:
Clifton Suspension Bridge Museum
Associated concept:
lighting
Number of objects:
1 black and white postcard
Object name:
Postcard
Object number:
GB 3493 PC/247
Object production date:
Postmarked [26 July 1908]
Date - association:
Creation
Date - earliest / single:
01/01/1908
Date - latest:
31/12/1908
Object production person:
Stanley
Text reason:
Collection online record

Persistent shareable link for this record: https://museumdata.uk/objects/f3f1537e-a6b9-32f7-8b32-1ecc4a12f331

Use licence for this record: CC BY

Attribution for this record: https://museumdata.uk/objects/f3f1537e-a6b9-32f7-8b32-1ecc4a12f331, Clifton Suspension Bridge Museum, CC BY

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