Pulteney Bridge (Bath, England) : Shops on the south side of the bridge
- Creator:
- Adam, Robert, 1728-1792
- Published/Created:
- Bath, England, United Kingdom
1769-1774 - Date Depicted:
- 1997
1700 AD - 1799 AD - Materials:
- stone
- Notes:
- Pulteney Bridge is a bridge that crosses the River Avon, in Bath. It was completed in 1774 and is designated by English Heritage as a grade I listed building. The bridge was designed by Robert Adam, whose working drawings are preserved in the Sir John Soane's Museum, and is one of only four bridges in the world with shops across the full span on both sides. Early in 18th century Bath, there had been a steady advance of streets, squares and crescents northwards. Now Adam was brought in to design Pulteney Bridge, a skillful adaptation of Palladio’s unexecuted design for the Rialto Bridge, Venice. Pulteney Bridge stood for less than 20 years in the form that Adam created. In 1792 alterations to enlarge the shops marred the elegance of the façades. The original facade was restored in 1951.
- Topics:
- Architecture -- Britain -- 19th century -- (YVRC)
- Period/Style:
- Nineteenth century
- Culture:
- British
- Accession Number:
- 1A1-ARO-PB-B2
- Genre:
- architecture (AAT)
bridges (built works) (AAT) - Format:
- Image
- Content Type:
- Sculptures, Models, & Architecture
- Rights:
- Copyright Scott Gilchrist, Archivision, Inc
The use of this image may be subject to the copyright law of the United States (Title 17, United States Code) or to site license or other rights management terms and conditions. The person using the image is liable for any infringement. - Access Restrictions:
- Yale Community Only
- Digital:
- architecture; business, commerce and trade; cityscape; engineering and industrial design; manufacturing; bridges (built works); Rivers; Roads Design and construction; shops; shopping Neoclassical; Nineteenth century; Palladian buildings; commercial build
- Source Creator:
- Gilchrist, Scott
- Source Title:
- Archivision Addition Module Five
- Source Created:
- 2878 Chamonix, Montreal QC
Archivision, Inc.
1997 - Source Note:
- Purchase, Visual Resources Collection, May, 2011; photographer Scott Gilchrist
- Yale Collection:
- Visual Resources Collection
- Digital Collection:
- Visual Resources Collection
- Local Record Number:
- 4090
- OID:
- 10050195
- PID:
- digcoll:1786716