Victoria Bridge Collection

A view of Brisbane, showing Victoria Bridge, foreground, and Grey Street Bridge (b / w photo)
6024670 A view of Brisbane, showing Victoria Bridge, foreground, and Grey Street Bridge (b/w photo) by Australian Photographer (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: A view of Brisbane)

Leeds (engraving)
3655683 Leeds (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Leeds. Illustration for The Imperial Gazetteer, A General Dictionary of Geography (Blackie)

Mr James Hodges, 1859
1577483 Mr James Hodges, 1859; (add.info.: Mr James Hodges, the builder of the Victoria bridge over the St Lawrence, Canada.); Universal History Archive/UIG

The Prince of Wales laying the last stone of the Victoria Bridge, 1860
1577572 The Prince of Wales laying the last stone of the Victoria Bridge, 1860; (add.info.: The Prince of Wales laying the last stone of the Victoria Bridge over the St Lawrence)

The Prince of Wales laying the last stone of the Victoria Bridge over the St. Lawrence... 1860. Creator: Unknown
The Prince of Wales laying the last stone of the Victoria Bridge over the St. Lawrence - from a sketch by our special artist in Canada, G. H

The Prince of Wales closing the last rivet of the Victoria Tubular Bridge over the St. Lawrence... Creator: Unknown
The Prince of Wales closing the last rivet of the Victoria Tubular Bridge over the St. Lawrence - from a sketch by our special artist in Canada, G. H. Andrews, 1860

Bridge of Sighs, 1858. Creator: John Everett Millais
Bridge of Sighs, 1858

Albert, Railway, and Victoria Bridges, plate six from the Clyde Set, 1889. Creators: David Young Cameron, F. Goulding
Albert, Railway, and Victoria Bridges, plate six from the Clyde Set, 1889

Victoria Bridge over the St Lawrence, Canada, 1886. Artist: Saddler
Victoria Bridge over the St Lawrence, Canada, 1886. The Victoria Bridge at Montreal was the first bridge to span the St Lawrence River

UK, England, Herefordshire, built in 1897 to celebrate the Diamond Jubilee of Queen Victoria

Victoria Bridge, Pretoria (b / w photo)
6019410 Victoria Bridge, Pretoria (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Victoria Bridge, Pretoria)

Laying the First Stone of the Victoria Bridge, Glasgow (engraving)
1625537 Laying the First Stone of the Victoria Bridge, Glasgow (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Laying the First Stone of the Victoria Bridge, Glasgow)

Victoria Bridge, Leamington (photo)
727529 Victoria Bridge, Leamington (photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Victoria Bridge, Leamington)

Boat Houses and Victoria Bridge (photo)
725203 Boat Houses and Victoria Bridge (photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Boat Houses and Victoria Bridge)

South Abutments and Piers of Victoria Bridge, showing the Scaffolding employed for Erecting the Tubes (engraving)
2771832 South Abutments and Piers of Victoria Bridge, showing the Scaffolding employed for Erecting the Tubes (engraving) by English School

The Prince of Wales fixing the Last Rivet in the Victoria Bridge (engraving)
2773147 The Prince of Wales fixing the Last Rivet in the Victoria Bridge (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Bridges of Canada (engraving)
2772825 Bridges of Canada (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Bridges of Canada)

Views of the City of Montreal, Canada East (engraving)
1612646 Views of the City of Montreal, Canada East (engraving) by Leitch, Richard Principal (fl.1844-77) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Views of the City of Montreal, Canada East)

The Prince of Wales laying the Last Stone of the Victoria Bridge over the St Lawrence (engraving)
1612447 The Prince of Wales laying the Last Stone of the Victoria Bridge over the St Lawrence (engraving) by Andrews, George Henry (1816-98) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

Trowel used by the Prince of Wales in the Completion of Victoria Bridge (engraving)
1612372 Trowel used by the Prince of Wales in the Completion of Victoria Bridge (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

The Victoria Bridge over the St Lawrence at Montreal (engraving)
1610053 The Victoria Bridge over the St Lawrence at Montreal (engraving) by Leitch, Richard Principal (fl.1844-77) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

The West-End Railway District, London (engraving)
1610046 The West-End Railway District, London (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The West-End Railway District, London)

Mr A M Ross, acting Engineer of the Victoria Bridge over the St Lawrence (engraving)
1609769 Mr A M Ross, acting Engineer of the Victoria Bridge over the St Lawrence (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Mr A M Ross)

The Chelsea Bridge, London. (engraving, ca. 1860)
5975558 The Chelsea Bridge, London. (engraving, ca. 1860) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Geography. England)

Chelsea Suspension Bridge (coloured engraving)
582762 Chelsea Suspension Bridge (coloured engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Chelsea Suspension Bridge)

View of Montreal from Mount Royal Park, c. 1860-90 (b / w photo)
495499 View of Montreal from Mount Royal Park, c.1860-90 (b/w photo) by American Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Looking out over the St Lawrence River)

Views of the City of Montreal, Canada East
2905934 Views of the City of Montreal, Canada East by Andrews, George Henry (1816-98) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Views of the City of Montreal, Canada East. Date 1860)

The Victoria Bridge across the St Lawrence River, Connecting the United States with Canada
3638125 The Victoria Bridge across the St Lawrence River, Connecting the United States with Canada, to be Formally Opened by his Royal Highness the Prince of Wales (engraving) by English School

A Bird s-Eye View of Manchester in 1889 (engraving)
1046919 A Bird s-Eye View of Manchester in 1889 (engraving) by Brewer, Henry William (fl.1858-d.1903); Private Collection; (add.info.: A Bird s-Eye View of Manchester in 1889)

Opening Victoria Bridge, Queensland (engraving)
1589363 Opening Victoria Bridge, Queensland (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Opening Victoria Bridge, Queensland)

Memories of Robert Stephenson (engraving)
3642542 Memories of Robert Stephenson (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Memories of Robert Stephenson)

The British Association of Science at Montreal, Canada (engraving)
1622736 The British Association of Science at Montreal, Canada (engraving) by Boot, William Henry James (1848-1918) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

The Prince of Wales Laying the Last Stone of the Victoria Bridge (engraving)
3638073 The Prince of Wales Laying the Last Stone of the Victoria Bridge (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Victoria Bridge, Section Showing the Formation of the Tube and its Mode of Structure (engraving)
3638039 Victoria Bridge, Section Showing the Formation of the Tube and its Mode of Structure (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Victoria Bridge)

Victoria Bridge, Raising Scaffolding Preparatory to Completing the Stone Piers
3638036 Victoria Bridge, Raising Scaffolding Preparatory to Completing the Stone Piers, and Commencing the Railroad Tube (engraving) by English School

Preparing the Foundation of the Victoria Bridge, Working in the Crib (engraving)
3638134 Preparing the Foundation of the Victoria Bridge, Working in the Crib (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

The West End railway district, London (engraving)
586518 The West End railway district, London (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The West End railway district)

Advertisement with an image of Victoria Bridge (engraving)
605010 Advertisement with an image of Victoria Bridge (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Advertisement with an image of Victoria Bridge)

Aberdeen Illustrated (engraving)
1041109 Aberdeen Illustrated (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Aberdeen Illustrated)

Bird s-Eye View of the Victoria Bridge (engraving)
3638132 Bird s-Eye View of the Victoria Bridge (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Bird s-Eye View of the Victoria Bridge)

Grand Trunk Railway of Canada, the Victoria Bridge during the Progress of the Works (engraving)
2771831 Grand Trunk Railway of Canada, the Victoria Bridge during the Progress of the Works (engraving) by English School

Grand Trunk Railway of Canada: Victoria Bridge, 1854 (colour litho)
2632382 Grand Trunk Railway of Canada: Victoria Bridge, 1854 (colour litho) by Russell, S. (fl.1852-60); 48.2x81.2 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: now constructing across the River St Lawrence)

Mr James Hodges, the Builder of the Victoria Bridge over the St Lawrence (engraving)
1612415 Mr James Hodges, the Builder of the Victoria Bridge over the St Lawrence (engraving) by Wilson, Thomas Harrington (fl.1842-86) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Mr James Hodges)

Port Sunlight (b / w photo)
1606610 Port Sunlight (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Port Sunlight. Illustration for The Illustrated London News, 15 October 1898)

Glasgow (engraving)
3655679 Glasgow (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Glasgow. Illustration for The Imperial Gazetteer, A General Dictionary of Geography (Blackie)

Wreck of the Victoria Bridge, Natal, South Africa (engraving)
1099068 Wreck of the Victoria Bridge, Natal, South Africa (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Wreck of the Victoria Bridge, Natal, South Africa)

Victoria Bridge, Windsor (engraving)
1102436 Victoria Bridge, Windsor (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Victoria Bridge, Windsor)

The Prince of Wales laying the last stone of the Victoria Bridge over the St Lawrence river, 1860
The Prince of Wales, the future King Edward VII (1841-1910), laying the last stone of the Victoria Bridge over the St Lawrence river, 1860

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The iconic Victoria Bridge has stood as a symbol of strength and connection in various parts of the world. In Brisbane, Australia, this magnificent structure takes center stage in a breathtaking view of the city. The foreground showcases the majestic Victoria Bridge alongside the elegant Grey Street Bridge, creating a mesmerizing black and white photo that captures the essence of urban beauty. Across continents, another they are be found in Leeds, England. Engraved with intricate details, it stands as a testament to architectural brilliance. Meanwhile, in Canada's St Lawrence River lies yet another Victoria Bridge from 1886 - an artistic masterpiece created by Saddler. Its grandeur reflects both engineering excellence and historical significance. Moving on to Herefordshire in England, we encounter a bridge built specifically to celebrate Queen Victoria's Diamond Jubilee in 1897. This stunning structure serves as a reminder of her enduring legacy and reign over the United Kingdom. In Pretoria, South Africa, an enchanting black and white photograph captures the timeless charm amidst its surroundings. The monochrome tones add depth to this captivating image that transports us back in time. Glasgow witnessed history being made when Prince Charles himself laid down the first stone for their very own Victoria Bridge – an event immortalized through engravings that depict his involvement and dedication towards this remarkable project. Leamington Spa boasts its own version - captured beautifully through photography - showcasing its elegance against nature's backdrop. Boat houses nearby further enhance this picturesque scene where tranquility meets architectural marvels. An engraving reveals how meticulous planning went into constructing South Abutments and Piers for yet another iteration – highlighting not only its structural integrity but also providing insight into construction techniques employed during that era. The Last Rivet ceremony held at one such bridge saw Prince Wales personally involved – solidifying his commitment towards these vital connections between communities across nations; an engraving commemorates this historic moment.