High Level and Swing Bridges

High Level and Swing Bridges

Postby Keelman » Wed Apr 29, 2015 3:37 pm

High Level and Swing Bridge.jpg
From a print in my possession
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Re: High Level and Swing Bridges

Postby tynebuoy » Thu May 28, 2015 9:53 am

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Re: High Level and Swing Bridges

Postby Whickham » Wed Dec 16, 2015 10:02 am

Kevin sent me another view with the ferry SARAH ROGERSON in the foreground.

RV2.jpg
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Detail of the SARAH ROGERSON at: viewtopic.php?f=17&t=17639&p=38571#p38571

and the steamer in the background?

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Re: High Level and Swing Bridges

Postby Whickham » Wed Dec 16, 2015 10:17 am

and another from Kevin.

RV3.jpg
Photo courtesy of Kevin Blair

and the unidentified steamer loading coal?
Looks like the same one in the previous photo?

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Re: High Level and Swing Bridges

Postby northeast » Wed Dec 16, 2015 4:59 pm

The black funnel and white riband might suggest an early General Steam Navigation vessel, before they adopted electric deck cranes in addition to the derricks, but I don't have photos of many of them for comparison ... a company that has been sadly overlooked in the WSS and SiF series of fleet histories, and 'The Navvies' by Middlemiss is less illustrated.
An alternative in mind was one of the Aberdeen S.N. steamers as they had the riband and also the distinctive white-painted lower sections of the masts, but all seem to have had buff funnels, unless anyone can find differently.
The side door aft certainly suggests a vessel on a regular service coastwise or near-Continent.
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Re: High Level and Swing Bridges

Postby teesships » Fri Dec 18, 2015 7:26 pm

I've had a look through my copy of BIRDS OF THE SEA (150 Years of the General Steam Navigation Company) by Nick Robins, published by Coastal Shipping in 2007. Not too many of their earlier ships are pictured, and I don't see any that seem to be an exact match .... although the ship in our Tyne photo seems typical of many of her day!?

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