View of the Railway across Chat Moss, Thomas Talbot Bury, 1831 / 1833

The crossing of chat moss by the liverpool and manchester railway. The creation of a stable trackbed across this treacherous area of deep peat bog was one of the most difficult challenges faced by the constructors of the line. Date: 1831 / 1833. Medium: aquatint print. View of the Railway across Chat Moss, from Bury's Liverpool and Manchester Railway, 1831 - artfinder 267570 full 1024x836