Brunei's Swivel Bridge, Bristol: History and Heritage

摘要

This article investigates the background, inception, design and construction of Brunei's tubular wrought-iron bridges, with a view to setting the Swivel Bridge in historical and technical context (Figure 1). ABBREVIATIONS: BI: Brunei Institute. The Brunei Institute is a collaboration of the SS Great Britain Trust and the University of Bristol; BM: Bristol Museums; BRO: Bristol Records Office; Brunei: Isambard Brunei, 'The Life of Isambard Kingdom Brunei, Civil Engineer' (1870); ICE: Institution of Civil Engineers Library and Archive; PICE: Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers.