Bridge of Sighs, Venice Size:XL: 120 x 100cm Mrs Shirley showing the Queen

Mrs Shirley showing the Queen the Warping machine

The proposed Greenwich and Gravesend rail road

holds the key to India

They were built to support important structures in villages

Thomas Henry Huxley (1825-1895) biologist

Bridge of Sighs, Venice Size:XL: 120 x 100cm Mrs Shirley showing the QueenBridge of Sighs, Venice. Designed by Antonio Contino and built in 1600, the Bridge of Sighs connects the old prison of Venice to the interrogation rooms in the Doge's Palace. The view from the bridge was the last glimpse of Venice convicts would get before they entered prison. Local tradition has it that a couple will enjoy eternal love if they kiss while passing under the bridge on a gondola at sunset.