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Kingsgate bridge was commissioned by @Durham_Uni and was the last structure designed personally by Ove Arup @ArupGroup . It opened in 1963 and is Grade 1 listed. Fillinghams, a local photographic company captured the building of the bridge. See more here https://bit.ly/2Exn3QB
@PalaceGreenLib we look after the photographs which have recently been digitised. Here are a selection showing construction of Kingsgate Bridge.
A workman laying the steelwork to cast the concrete walkway
A workman laying the steelwork to cast the concrete walkway
A view down onto the cone shaped turning mechanism that allowed each side of the bridge to be turned into position
The two halves of the bridge being swung into position.
Ove Arup, in the beret, overseeing the two halves of the bridge meeting for the first time.
Sir Derman Guy Christopherson Vice Chancellor of Durham University and Ove Arup watch the Mayor of Durham cutting the ribbon at the official opening of the bridge. #archives #architecture #Durham
