Excavation of Olive Mount, 4 Miles from Liverpool, Henry Pyall, 1833

Excavation of the olive mount cutting on the liverpool and manchester railway. The cutting was 20 ft (609. 6 cm) wide and 70 ft (21. 3 m) deep. Construction required the removal of 480,000 cubic yards of sandstone. This was used to build the roby embankment and the sankey viaduct. The cutting has since been widened, reducing somewhat its original visual drama. Date: 1833. Medium: aquatint print. Excavation of Olive Mount, from Bury's Liverpool and Manchester Railway, 1831 - artfinder 76057