Forth Bridge Edinburgh

The Forth Bridge

Scotland for your Holidays

This is an exceptionally detailed and stunning early 1950's BR Railway poster.

It ranks amongst the Artist's finest work and indeed amongst all Poster Art.

The engineers responsible for the bridge were Sir John Fowler and Benjamin Baker. It was constructed between 1882 and 1890 ,took an army of up to 4000 support staff and workers to build it and tragically, 57 men lost their lives during its construction .It was designed to withstand very strong winds as it was this which had caused the collapse of the Tay Bridge in 1879.

Artwork by Terence Tenison Cuneo - 1907 - 1996

Code number 61216

The outside dimensions of these posters are 70cm x 50cm

( 27.6 inches x 19.7 inches ), designed to fit a standard IKEA frame.