Tour Scotland Video Old Photographs Forth Railway Bridge

Tour Scotland video of old photographs of the Forth Railway Bridge over the Firth of Forth in Scotland. Construction of the bridge began in 1882 and it was opened on 4 March 1890 by the Duke of Rothesay, the future King Edward VII. The bridge spans the Forth between the villages of South Queensferry near Edinburgh and North Queensferry in Fife. When it opened it had the longest single cantilever bridge span in the world. Prior to the construction of the bridge, ferry boats were used to cross the Firth. It is considered an iconic structure and a symbol of Scotland, having been voted Scotland's greatest man made wonder, and is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Bridge painting was the major local employer. North Queensferry lads learned to say the Lord's Prayer a line shorter, because that was how much time they reckon you had between falling off, and hitting the water. no need for 'give us this day our daily bread' - they'd had it. Of interest to folks with ancestry, genealogy or Scottish Family Roots in Scotland who may wish to visit one day.

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