Presentation Trowel
1847-1848 (made)
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The Chappel Viaduct (modern spelling), near Colchester, was built between 1847 and 1849 to carry the Colne Valley and Halstead Railway from Marks Tey to Sudbury. Built 80 feet high with 32 arches and 7 million locally made bricks, the viaduct is now a designated European monument.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Silver with wooden handle |
| Brief description | Ceremonial trowel, silver-plated with oak handle, Chapple Viaduct, 1847. |
| Physical description | Wooden handle: Carved in shape of leaves and acorns. On front at centre, metal plaque with illustration of pheasant. Base of handle: metal crown with leaf decoration. Base of blade: Metal attachment to wooden handle decorated with two flowers and leaves. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | (Maker, E&Co, duty, sterling, anchor, date Y~Front of blade: At tip, illustration of passenger train, below which is inscribed ‘ T S S’. At centre, illustration of train crossing a bridge over valley, inscribed underneath ‘CHAPPLE VIADUCT’, and bordered with floral decoration.~Reverse of blade: Inscribed ‘Presented TO Thomas L’Estrange Ewen. Esqre. CHAIRMAN OF THE COMPANY on the occasion of laying the first stone of the CHAPPLE VIADUCT Sepr. 14th 1847.’) |
| Credit line | On Loan from the Science Museum Group |
| Object history | National Railway Museum Loan 'The Rail Road Book of England' vol I. E.Churton, 1851. Thomas L'Estrange mentioned as contact for The Rookery, Ardleigh station. Wooden handle: Carved in shape of leaves and acorns. On front at centre, metal plaque with illustration of pheasant. Base of handle: metal crown with leaf decoration Base of blade: Metal attachment to wooden handle decorated with 2 flowers and leaves. The Chappel Viaduct (modern spelling), near Colchester, was built between 1847 and 1849 to carry the Colne Valley and Halstead Railway from Marks Tey to Sudbury. Built 80 feet high with 32 arches and 7 million locally made bricks, the viaduct is a designated European monument. |
| Summary | The Chappel Viaduct (modern spelling), near Colchester, was built between 1847 and 1849 to carry the Colne Valley and Halstead Railway from Marks Tey to Sudbury. Built 80 feet high with 32 arches and 7 million locally made bricks, the viaduct is now a designated European monument. |
| Other number | 1999-7114 - Lender Object Number |
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| Accession number | LOAN:NRM YORK.1:15-1999 |
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| Record created | March 15, 2004 |
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