COLLECTION NAME:
Archivision Base to Module 9
Record
Preferred Title:
Pulteney Bridge
Image View:
West entry to the bridge
Creator:
Robert Adam (British architect, 1728-1792)
Location:
site: Bath, England, United Kingdom
GPS:
+51.383056-2.357778
Date:
1769-1774 (creation)
Cultural Context:
British
Style Period:
Neoclassical; Nineteenth century; Palladian
Work Type 1:
bridge (built work)
Work Type 2:
street
Work Type 3:
store
Classification:
architecture
Material:
stone
Technique:
construction (assembling)
Subjects:
architecture; business, commerce and trade; cityscape; engineering and industrial design; manufacturing; bridges (built works); Rivers; Roads Design and construction; shops; shopping
Description:
Pulteney Bridge is a bridge that crosses the River Avon, in Bath. It was completed in 1774 and is designated by English Heritage as a grade I listed building. The bridge was designed by Robert Adam, whose working drawings are preserved in the Sir John Soane's Museum, and is one of only four bridges in the world with shops across the full span on both sides. Early in 18th century Bath, there had been a steady advance of streets, squares and crescents northwards. Now Adam was brought in to design Pulteney Bridge, a skillful adaptation of Palladio?s unexecuted design for the Rialto Bridge, Venice. Pulteney Bridge stood for less than 20 years in the form that Adam created. In 1792 alterations to enlarge the shops marred the elegance of the façades. The original facade was restored in 1951. (Source: Wikipedia; http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page)
Collection:
Archivision Addition Module Five
Identifier:
1A1-ARO-PB-A4
Rights:
© Scott Gilchrist, Archivision, Inc.
Pulteney Bridge
