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Union Chain Bridge
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The Union Chain Bridge or Union Bridge is a suspension bridge that spans the River Tweed between Horncliffe, Northumberland, England and Fishwick, Berwickshire, Scotland. It is four miles upstream of
The bridge from the north on the Scottish bank
The bridge from the north on the Scottish bank
A painting of Union Chain Bridge by Alexander Nasmyth c. 1820
A painting of Union Chain Bridge by Alexander Nasmyth c. 1820
The sandstone pier on the Scottish side of the River Tweed
The sandstone pier on the Scottish side of the River Tweed
The bridge piers are adorned with an entwined rose and thistle coat of arms with the motto Vis Unita Fortior (Latin: "United, Strength is Yet Stronger
The bridge piers are adorned with an entwined rose and thistle coat of arms with the motto Vis Unita Fortior (Latin: "United, Strength is Yet Stronger")
Samuel Brown (Royal Navy officer)
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Captain Sir Samuel Brown of Netherbyres KH FRSE was an early pioneer of chain design and manufacture and of suspension bridge design and construction. He is best known for the Union Bridge of 1820, th
Union Chain Bridge
…Turnpike Trust took on responsibility for improving matters by issuing a specification for a bridge. The bridge was designed by a Royal Navy officer, Captain Samuel Brown. Brown joined the Navy in 1795, and seeing the need for an improvement on the hemp ropes used, which frequently failed with resulting loss to shipping…
Samuel Brown c. 1823
Samuel Brown c. 1823
Brunel in front of the chains made at Brown's Pontypridd ironworks for SS Great Eastern.
Brunel in front of the chains made at Brown's Pontypridd ironworks for SS Great Eastern.