E difices.
Bridges;
" ^ S ' r „ V F i l l ; t» \V,at1iins|Wyölfï|iWd
Bjilkley’ s near Bemmarais j Duke o f BeauforcV, in Brecknoctfhirt; Qhirk caftle. in Denbigh ■
/hire; Hawardtn-ca le, in Flintihire ; Swaiife; and Cardiff Cattles, in Glamorganflrire ; Pi = -
.fait«, in * «
Amcèórr publjpibijil dings mdft hot'^;ötn,itted -thg^qlifcfhoigitdK Kjpr
feamen ahd’^olhiers^atj^ixeenwehj
halfsi^iaves-tio^p^pideFab 1‘^jcfainis,
* Tbedpidges- are woTthy^tBh<TiJ|ieriórit^éKri^e alnd a
Iramttfing exmionidn this, depaptmkafev is |h^*reti?p^i^7)p;ftViict‘ui^^ .of
'briqg^iBJ caff-iron, any ihvehtfÓ19i",®®k>n0w*' .ïq^Jwdïblei1 n # i f eW K e
,fijfl example, was t^tj^T^gbro«^, dal)ehüri,b'hiicraFyre, e^ec^c^HV i r
the Sevqna/in 1"%7S ' 'hrife^ep^j'öjn/,
the main rib canilffilng'.Qf;two ^pkces^ y
a dove-?eapVjpint, faliened'with*fchsj&s^f} the
braces, See. &c. woiild' be' littJ^ïafSlIèiMe ^dth^^^deliö^Êibh.1 The
road over the bridge is*, made- of clay ^qifep^A4klg,K£4. foefv^ick,*} fpd
tófsidèep' ; the fpan Sfthè arch i a a p
line to the centre 40 feet; tfijj weight, of iipn, eng^ye<f
huftdtèd wöght **. Anotb,er%oa-bndge-ibass&i;ce? beèa»*épj|^è%ini|fe
vicinity. A ftupendous iror^bt.i.dg,e_.w ^ , th&o,w.tb uf -at
Sunderland,' aboijlrfive years ago?; the height ofywhiph^*
thé fpan. of the arch 236. Thééh.iefjfefe^ of t t e bridge jit, Cóleftrjhbk:
was underftood to be, that it-formed one'-, entire whole.^iinssapa-mje» »
partial repairs; but-that at^Shndgrl^riat^^-dtiip^jtd^dï*dg'thêbeda^K ës»
of caft-iron, which, if damaged,1 in any of The parts,- F^S&hïWtthdrawn >
and repladé&by others. It is fxlppoited between twOlfcotig^afid ®,e-
vatèd ftone piers ; and the arch is funmotmied. at -either •end‘' ^g?feft
hoops, ftipporting the platform, or g^flfag^ of the bridge, which isithus
rendered almoft level. When viewed frpm "beneath,1 thej^gince,
Bghtaéfs; aniBirpriffng height,1 excSte admiration ; >sfod th$j0aj=E&ges
appear as if palling among the cjqigds*. “
, Several other bridges have been cqnftruded oh this new and-ftrgular
plan, but not of fuffieient importance ,tet demand description, aftêrfiach
great examples. It is laid't>fcbe in agitation rio throw fimikscGbncs
over the Thames, at Staines and Datchet^ •- Many projedorff' have
*9 GoughVCamden, b . 4 1 7 .
eagerly
ila'g'er}gs‘iejqg^6b^|e ^ t ^ t ’ftWe,j*®eh^®i(diqgrof^^^c^lbt,r^ ^ 5 if.'caft-iron I
^ I r e fe^pM^d'^it^wotiJd lbe>i*t®oird)r^(^||Xcflo^ipvts,->fpr navigation, and
aq (the ;yn'r},va|l.ri$ p,qo}p
ian'd grande, tn o fiFE jg iw 'h ifm ^q t^ '^ ^ e^ 'i
’3 - ntto the belt insert.^sfjskft *couii|»yp:anliid'e- I?1
4It ‘i'ly-f'hhtij^pid^'flfjMf^what- :.ji|jtealkd«*:h'e
( J a e F t^ I lp b rif .mfl^riVe!^ hrill^w
1V1 tdirii^ 1 n ei \WiYim,';',tIijifc& ^ ,||h‘J'd^yf* li ifkpM,’ \Wa ? 'intended'fefe''.
•i n 1 an : wS r?a3^i's1 Aloy A i tj J o 11 y j n rij? ^ 9 n tgt ij'y-. a(n
■ -hafee^b'ee^pVi<g-iiylye> V dte-p* Liiuori’hh' muv almQ^pffidv It-' is
dupmdhils'ffii h.ivejln orb k t^l4c>iRdmdns5^ ;^ 9©^i3dW4 f ^ ^ # r‘ ex-
. g ^ j ^ S i n TOh-S4 p l v n t J . i t q t j s ^ j l lp tW g J i l h n aU i1 11 Lu ^ H p a J ,
OTM jtiitiC lqp&duAitfl ealkd^UiL \\ tii b y
: j t , y.as^finiflied ^ 'r'
^XVgj^pUiildj,&qui W a ic ^ n H l 1 J d u ^ ^E ^X h ^ gwindka l l u i
. 1 fl-uigtoh. int, in, iadi ttgiparheft In[ajjd o ' a 1 k he. aqthentkafed,
is tfi,cS mki,} c
in Iimtalliw Cy to ih e .,^ iy e r , aiu}'.'-, *t£p-'
3B5|HBBBMLto Livtspoof*'. ■ ’Idie^li-ngtli ( A A l 0. ip;lo|g|^|
-WathaM l s ' .nin.ctv loot.. in ^ 'a ^ V o f paili lrncnUJViilgdiii
’‘^ ^ i^ ir - ih te iil^ ji was only. t?0 .Isqder tjj'g fivu|®®aHed Sanfcey, J'JrofejEy 1.-
but it .was fotralT nrore advaru.'geftus rofuCHtfa^anilt^^agr
i^co*uf.l'e:'4 'The fh;vey’er.wTi-, Mi. John {‘yes.
v n a l g l Duke f e f f e n ^ e y r a t^ ^ ^M y K v f l i l r ^ ^«'elgf^ddtdMmdei?
of 1 njancfnafv|yati<,nf^mirC^iJt anef <u-ulc.lfce ’were l|i®^l^fe6bntied'by-
sr g fB itlr ^^Suc8*,?lf6ver
fefiiWdijf d t Was ,?{v 'mfeJyeaf t ^ ^W ^ f f i n - * A ^ ^ d ^ w a ¥ ^ t a in e a fqtr "
-iK ^ ^ 't ^ t^ c |r g n s . ''^Th p /ftrft * 'cabal extfendsifrom Wmifeyj'imlJI, About
Tc\x k -ccpuiutcd im'ireS'from'Manchfcileri, ind i^adiob.ith it, tqwpt by a.,-'-
nnle^jrijjcirsibiitl of twonns®s^b^’ng--neGpfrar'^.^^ij,ih:e lMc^;';
IhfpIMid'evel . In t-his* fhtirb^Scftalibofti every^d|f^iC^.]|yjfepiijay^i(^i.it
e-an arife in ’ Irmilar ,jqhprfS); '*t m s >34d^fi-v^Ss;’,yicl,d^4'.fc&fpe
geniqs^Qf Brinjlky. l Theife are^fubterra-ECOus- paffages|i^|h|^fi©al\ih\the- ‘
m o u n ta i^ o f near a-i.njjile] in length', fqtq^tjpa^^G^t thtoi%l^-i^g|fe(idsh
- a° Philips^ Sift.- of. InlaAa Navigation, I JSi'j 7.2- SI ®i<3l Acj<JkitIa-2'g.s.
U>Gh,
Ik id g e s .
and Naat
ion. ’ •'