Ha'penny Bridge
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The Ha'penny Bridge, known later for a time as the Penny Ha'penny Bridge, and officially the Liffey Bridge, is a pedestrian bridge built in May 1816 over the River Liffey in Dublin, Ireland. Made of c
Ha'penny Bridge in Dublin
Dublin's Ha'penny Bridge; Beyond it, the dome of the eighteenth century Custom House and Liberty Hall.
Ha'penny Bridge at night
The British pre-decimal halfpenny, once abbreviated ob., is a discontinued denomination of sterling coinage worth 1/480 of one pound, 1/24 of one shilling, or 1/2 of one penny. Originally the halfpenn
Ha'penny Bridge
…to either fix them or build a bridge. Walsh chose the latter option and the bridge was opened in May 1816, with Walsh holding the right to extract a ha'penny toll from anyone crossing it for 100 years. Initially, the toll charge was based not on the cost of construction, but to match the charges levied by…
Illustrated Chips comic in 1896, sold for a halfpenny
A 1937 halfpenny (reverse), depicting the Golden Hind