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Forth Bridge tube section, 1884
Photograph of a completed tubular section of Forth (Rail) Bridge
Forth Bridge interior tube section, 1884
Photograph of the interior of a tubular section of the Forth (Rail) Bridge, with male workers standing beneath.
Forth Bridge during construction, 1884
Photograph taken from North Queensferry showing the progress of the construction of the Forth (Rail) Bridge, with the village in foreground.
Workers on pier of Forth Bridge during construction, 1884
Photograph of workers gathered on the base of south west pier of the Forth (Rail) Bridge during construction
Workers by Forth Bridge pier during construction, 1884
Photograph of workers standing beside the holding down bolts on north side of south west pier of Forth (Rail) bridge during construction.
Forth Bridge caisson towed by tug, 1885
Photograph of No.5 caisson of the Forth (Rail) Bridge being towed to position in the Forth by a tug.
Forth Bridge workers on mooring block, 1885
Photograph of workmen standing on a 30 tonne mooring block used in the construction of the Forth (Rail) Bridge
Forth Bridge piers during construction, 1885
Photograph of Forth Bridge piers during construction looking south towards South Queensferry.
HMS 'Lord Warden' in Firth of Forth, 1885
Photograph of 'HMS' Lord Warden by Inchgarvie Island in the Firth of Forth taken during the Forth (Rail) Bridge construction. HMS Lord Warden was the last Broadside ship to be built for the Royal Navy. Her armour and engines made her and her sister ship, the Lord Clyde, the heaviest wooden ships ever built.