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This inn sign for the Bristol Ram in Park Street, Bristol shows Isambard Kingdom Brunel looking at his plans for the famous Clifton Suspension Bridge. A bridge across the gorge at Clifton was the idea of the merchant William Vick who left money in his will for its construction. However, the cost of a brick bridge was too great so a competition was launched to find an alternative design. With the self-interested Thomas Telford acting as a judge, the first competition was a farce but Brunel won the second contest and work started in 1831. The Bristol riots put paid to the project and work did not start again until 1836, by which time the funding was inadequate with only the Egyptian-influenced towers completed. Indeed, the iron was sold off and used on the Royal Albert Bridge at Plymouth, another of Brunel's projects. Isambard never did live to see the bridge completed. Following his death in 1859, it was decided to finish the work as a memorial to the engineer. The bridge was completed in 1864.
Date: 29th October 2005 Source: Kodak DC4800

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