Buy this book on-line HUGGINS, G. Martin (Introduction by) : The Birchenough Bridge Southern Rhodesia. Souvenir of the OpeningThe Policy Holder Journal Co, 1935
A near fine copy in the original pale grey thin card pictorial wrappers as issued, some light scattered foxing mostly to margins external leaves else clean and tight. 23pp, mostly illustrated in monochrome, on coated art paper. Scarce. Birchenough Bridge is the name for both a bridge across the Save River and a village next to the bridge. Birchenough Bridge is called after Sir Henry Birchenough and is located 62 km from Chipinge in the Manicaland province of Zimbabwe linking Mutare with Masvingo. The bridge was funded and planned by the Beit Trust, a foundation chaired at the time by Sir Henry Birchenough whose ashes are buried beneath the structure of the bridge.[1] Ralph Freeman, the bridge's designer, was also the structural designer on the Sydney Harbour Bridge and consequently the two bridges bear a close resemblance, although Birchenough is only two- thirds as long as the Australian bridge. It was built by Dorman Long and completed in 1935. At a length of 1,080 feet (329 m) it was the third longest single-arch suspension bridge in the world at the time Click here for full details of this book, to ask a question or to buy it on-line. Bibliophile Bookbase probably offers multiple copies of HUGGINS, G. Martin (Introduction by) : The Birchenough Bridge Southern Rhodesia. Souvenir of the Opening. Click here to select from a complete list of available copies of this book. Bibliophile Bookbase lists over 5 million books, maps and prints including collectables, fine bindings, libri antichi, rare books and libri rari. Bibliophile Bookbase for antiquarian books, maps and prints. |