Description

Medal to commemorate the opening of King Edward Bridge over the River Tyne. White metal.

Obverse: view of bridge with legend on five lines: ‘NORTH EASTERN / RAILWAY / KING EDWARD BRIDGE / OVER / THE RIVER TYNE’.

Reverse: Legend in 15 lines:

‘COMMENCED MAY 1902
LENGTH 2500FT 02 CENTRE SPANS 300 FT
SOUTH SPAN 191 FT
NORTH SPAN 231 FT
WIDTH 46 FT 6 INS
HEIGHT 110 FT
WEIGHT OF STEEL WORK 5782 TONS ENGINEER
C.A.HARRISON C.E.
CONTRACTORS
THE CLEVELAND BRIDGE & ENGNG CO OPENED ON JULY 10TH 1906
BY
H.M. KING EDWARD VII’

This medal was collected by Professor Roland Paxton.