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View of Conway Bridge.
Drawn on Stone and Printed by W. Crane, Chester.
[n.d., c.1830.]
Lithograph. Sheet: 240 x 340mm (9½ x 13½"). Creased, margins bit messy.
A view of the Conwy Suspension Bridge, built by Thomas Telford between 1822 and 1826, it crossed the River Conwy by the castle, replacing the ferry there.
[Ref: 45969] £120.00
(£144.00 incl.VAT)
The Rutland Statue, Market Place, Leicester. Inaugurated 28th April, 1852 _ Edward Davis, Sculpt.r
Crane del et lith.
[n.d. c.1853.]
Lithograph, scarce. 680 x 508mm. 26¾ x 20". Some tears around the edges; laid on conservation tissue.
The statue of John Henry Manners, 5th Duke of Rutland (1778-1857) was unveiled in 1852 to celebrate his 50th anniversary as Lord Lieutenant of the county. It was the first public statue ever to be erected in Leicester. He generously gave money to deserving local charities and supported the Leicester Royal Infirmary in its early days; he was also a trustee of the British Museum.
[Ref: 23922] £160.00
(£192.00 incl.VAT)
Entrance of the Menai Bridge. From the Carnarvon Shore.
Drawn and Printed by W. Crane_Chester.
[n.d., c.1830.]
Lithograph. Sheet: 170 x 240mm (6¾ x 9½"), with very large margins. Foxing.
A view of the entrance to Thomas Telford's Menai Suspension Bridge, built in 1826 to span the Menai Strait between Anglesey and mainland Wales.
[Ref: 46149] £70.00
(£84.00 incl.VAT)
The Menai Bridge.
Drawn and Printed by W. Crane Chester.
Published by Messr.s Potter & Co Caernarvon. [n.d., c.1830.]
Coloured lithograph. Sheet 215 x 275mm (8½ x 10¾").
A view of Thomas Telford's Menai suspension bridge, completed in 1826, from the shore.
[Ref: 56711] £190.00
(£228.00 incl.VAT)
Entrance of the Menai Bridge From the Carnarvon Shore. [&] Entrance of the Menai Bridge From the Anglesey Shore.
Drawn and Printed by W. Crane Chester. [&] W. Crane Chester.
[n.d., c.1830.]
Pair of lithographs. Sheets c.220 x 290mm (8¾ x 11½"), large margins.
Views of the two entrances to Thomas Telford's Menai Suspension Bridge, built in 1826 to span the Menai Strait between Anglesey and mainland Wales.
[Ref: 56958] £180.00
(£216.00 incl.VAT)
The Penrhyn Slate Quarries.
Lithog. by W Crane Chester.
[n.d. c.1830.]
Lithograph. 248 x 335mm. Some nicks to the egdes. Small tear bottom left-hand corner.
The Penrhyn Slate Quarry is located near Bethesda in north Wales. It is known as the world's largest slate quarry. First developed in 1770 by Richard Pennanr, later Baron Penrhyn. This quarry holds a significant place in the history of the British Labour Movement as the site of two prolonged strikes by workers demanding better pay and safer conditions. It is still a working quarry.
[Ref: 14973] £80.00
(£96.00 incl.VAT)
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