Designed by William Chambers in 1759

Donated by B Scott

Photograph by Geremy Butler

Orlando Oldham, member of council from 1970-1975 gave the Society the occasional table which he privately commissioned John Makepeace to design. The table is made by a combination ot turnery, joinery and carving from a single tree of English burr elm, the burr being a natural phenomenon giving rise to the highly complex and decorative grain.

This painting was bequeathed to the Society in 1861 by Lady Brown, widow of Captain Sir Samuel Brown, RN (1776-1852), the engineer of the bridge and for many years a member of the Society. Brown invented an improved method of manufacturing links for chain cables which greatly extended their use in the construction of suspension bridges and landing piers. Brown's bar link was first employed in the Union Bridge, completed in July 1820 and subsequently in the Chain Pier at Brighton. The bridge is 18ft wide, 368ft long and the distance between the points of suspension is 432ft. It was the earliest suspension bridge erected in Great Britain calculated for the passage of loaded carriages. The painting itself was executed before the bridge was built to show the effect it would have on the landscape. The large building discernible on the skyline in the centre of the picture, standing high on the northern bank of the Tweed is Paxton House, built to the designs of James and John Adam in the 1750's, with later additions by Robert Reid. Like the bridge, it still stands in fine condition.

Designed for use on the Council table by Robert Welch RDI, provided by money bequeathed to the Society by various people. The pieces are inscribed with the name of the benefactors. The Society's emblem and monogram, based on designs by William Gardner have been engraved on the pieces by T Wise.

Presented to the Society by Moore in 1766. Moved to St Paul's Cray in Kent, RSA Examinations and Printing Department in 1965

Copy print from an album presented to the Society in 1951 by Miss Ethel Symonds of St Albans, through the agency of Mr W G Ardley. Photographs in album taken during and after Lieutenant General Sir F Roberts advance to Kabul, Afghanistan. Album sold 1989/90.

Part of a series of drawings on linen manufacture in Ireland. Presented to the Society by the artist in 1785.

Part of a series of drawings on linen manufacture in Ireland. Presented to the Society by the artist in 1785.

Photographed by Geremy Butler

Photographed by Geremy Butler

This painting was bequeathed to the Society in 1861 by Lady Brown, widow of Captain Sir Samuel Brown, RN (1776-1852), the engineer of the bridge and for many years a member of the Society. Brown invented an improved method of manufacturing links for chain cables which greatly extended their use in the construction of suspension bridges and landing piers. Brown's bar link was first employed in the Union Bridge, completed in July 1820 and subsequently in the Chain Pier at Brighton. The bridge is 18ft wide, 368ft long and the distance between the points of suspension is 432ft. It was the earliest suspension bridge erected in Great Britain calculated for the passage of loaded carriages. The painting itself was executed before the bridge was built to show the effect it would have on the landscape. The large building discernible on the skyline in the centre of the picture, standing high on the northern bank of the Tweed is Paxton House, built to the designs of James and John Adam in the 1750's, with later additions by Robert Reid. Like the bridge, it still stands in fine condition.

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Engraving by Isaac Taylor, published by Philips in 1804