1838 review John Cooke Bourne

excavations , buildings, park village.



landslip on wolverton viaduct during construction of london , birmingham railway.



view of birmingham station, 1837



no. ii. london entrance gateways, offices, &c.
no. iii. view of covered area adjoining booking offices.
no. iv. view of parts of bridge under hampstead road, &c.
no. v. view under hampstead road bridge.
no. vi. excavations , buildings, park village.
no. vii. eastern face of bridge on regent s canal @ camden town.
no. viii. view @ camden station, showing locomotive engine house, chimney shafts of stationary engine house, &c.
no. ix. view of southern entrance tunnel @ primrose hill.
no. x. view of curvilinear embankment, near watford.
no. xi. river colne viaduct, near watford.
no. xii. view of south face of watford tunnel.
no. xiii. east face of nash mill bridge.
no. xiv. horse runs, showing raising of ballast on embankment @ boxmoor.
no. xv. view of oblique-arched bridge @ boxmoor.
no. xvi. bridge on railway gravelpath lane, near berkhamstead.
no. xvii. deep cutting, horse runs, near tring.
no. xviii. jackdaw hill, linslade, south-east.
no. xix. east face of denbigh hall bridge.
no. xx. view of embankment @ wolverton, during progress.
no. xxi. view of wolverton viaduct, south-west.
no. xxii. , xxiii. showing different portions of blisworth cuttings.
no. xxiv. weedon viaduct, east.
no. xxv. , xxvi. interior of kilsby tunnel, , entrance same.
no. xxvii. engine , head gear raising skips in shaft kilsby tunnel.
no. xxviii. pumps @ same tunnel, engine-houses, gins, &c., in distance.
no. xxix. brick fields @ kilsby tunnel.
no. xxx. view of viaduct on river avon.
no. xxxi. view of sherbourne viaduct, near coventry.
no. xxxii. , xxxiii. views of birmingham station.

the second part of work appeared in november 1838, , 2 following parts @ intervals of 2 months afterwards.

loudon (1838) proceed: of artistic merits of lithographs, cannot speak in high terms; , portraits, having passed along whole line london birmingham, appear us, far judge in rapid transit, sufficiently faithful. both these results, great advantage same artist made drawings nature should have transferred them stone. britton (1838) describes in text:

the drawings made during years 1836, 1837, , 1838; , intended subjects of professional study, scenes , compositions replete picturesque effect , artistic character, rather intention of publication. increased in number, increased in interest; and, have collectively afforded both amusement , information many amateurs , men of science, whom have been examined , applauded, artist induced submit them ordeal of public criticism, intrinsic , relative merits duly , appreciated. intended show letter spirit of railway formation, representing not localities , accompaniments on line of road in completed form, embankments, viaducts, tunnels, , bridges, in such various stages of progress exhibit practical formation , construction.

loudon (1838) concluded that: added, on account gratify both. lover of picturesque , man of science: former, variety of lines , combinations; , latter, different modes of application of machinery, mechanism, , manual labour.