Holyhead Harbour Works...the Face of the Mountain after the Grand Blasting Operations... 1857. Creator: Unknown
Wall Art and Photo Gifts from Heritage Images
Holyhead Harbour Works...the Face of the Mountain after the Grand Blasting Operations... 1857. Creator: Unknown
Holyhead Harbour Works - View of the Face of the Mountain after the Grand Blasting Operations, Jan. 16, 1857: the Quantity of Quartz Rock Displaced 120, 000 Tons, by a Charge of 16, 000 Pounds of Gunpowder, 1857. The operation and engineering arrangements were under the personal direction of Mr. Charles Rigby, assisted by Mr. Reitheimer, the resident engineer of the firm.
All present were much gratified and astonished by the effects produced with such certainty by the powerful agency of gunpowder and the voltaic battery...[The] battery was placed a short distance from the quarries, and the spectators were within a protected...observatory in front of the mountain, at a distance of only 600 yards, from which they were enabled to witness the explosion without danger, not a stone having been propelled 100 yards from the face of the quarry'. From "Illustrated London News", 1857
Media ID 36346259
© The Print Collector/Heritage Images
Battery Blasting Civil Engineering Cliff Cliffs Danger Dangerous Engineering Explosion Explosive Explosives Gunpowder Peril Quarry Quartz
MADE IN THE UK
Safe Shipping with 30 Day Money Back Guarantee
FREE PERSONALISATION*
We are proud to offer a range of customisation features including Personalised Captions, Color Filters and Picture Zoom Tools
FREE COLORIZATION SERVICE
You can choose advanced AI Colorization for this picture at no extra charge!
SECURE PAYMENTS
We happily accept a wide range of payment options so you can pay for the things you need in the way that is most convenient for you
* Options may vary by product and licensing agreement. Zoomed Pictures can be adjusted in the Basket.