RAILWAYS - PHOTOGRAPHY Construction of North Road Station, Plymouth, albumen print, four-plate panorama backed with linen, inscribed with subject in pencil on the reverse in a modern hand, 228 x 1315mm., [c.1877?] Footnotes: Rare panoramic photograph of construction work on Plymouth's North Road Station, which was opened in March 1877, the London & South Western Railway Company having successfully petitioned Parliament to approve a line to provide direct access to Devonport, and Plymouth. The plans were drawn up by Peter J. Margary, who in 1859 was appointed Chief Engineer of the South Devon Railway following the death of Brunel. According to information supplied by the owner, the photographer is either Abrahams of Plymouth, or Collins of Millbay. For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com