A Masterpiece Of Genius': Forth Bridge Wins Worldwide Honour

korban dallas wrote:The cantilever railway bridge sits over the Firth of Forth estuary in the east of Scotland, nine miles west of Edinburgh City Centre.

A distinctive structure, and a Scottish icon, supporters have described it as ‘an extraordinary milestone in the history of bridge construction’.



http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3149026/Forth-Bridge-set-Unesco-World-Heritage-site.html

mentor wrote:

korban dallas wrote:The cantilever railway bridge sits over the Firth of Forth estuary in the east of Scotland, nine miles west of Edinburgh City Centre.

A distinctive structure, and a Scottish icon, supporters have described it as ‘an extraordinary milestone in the history of bridge construction’.



http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3149026/Forth-Bridge-set-Unesco-World-Heritage-site.html

Well thats F**ked it then ....ISIL will be after it now

mentor wrote:

korban dallas wrote:The cantilever railway bridge sits over the Firth of Forth estuary in the east of Scotland, nine miles west of Edinburgh City Centre.

A distinctive structure, and a Scottish icon, supporters have described it as ‘an extraordinary milestone in the history of bridge construction’.



http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3149026/Forth-Bridge-set-Unesco-World-Heritage-site.html

Well thats F**ked it then ....ISIL will be after it now

Irn Bru wrote:

mentor wrote:

Well thats F**ked it then ....ISIL will be after it now

The German's tried it and failed. Was one of their first tagets.

It's made fae guirders.

korban dallas wrote:

Irn Bru wrote:

mentor wrote:

Well thats F**ked it then ....ISIL will be after it now

The German's tried it and failed. Was one of their first tagets.

It's made fae guirders.

very true 16 October 1939, the first air attack over Britain took place, above the Firth of Forth.9 planes all missed

Irn Bru wrote:

korban dallas wrote:
very true 16 October 1939, the first air attack over Britain took place, above the Firth of Forth.9 planes all missed

A bit off a German bomber fell thriugh the roof of my Granny's house with the plane crashing somewhere in East Lothian I think.

Well that what I was told