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British Geological Survey Finds 1870s Dryburgh Bridge Watercolour

By Drooid · Oct 4, 2026, 5:11 PM UTC · How we work

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Luis Albornoz-Parra, a British Geological Survey researcher, discovered a 150-year-old watercolour of Dryburgh Suspension Bridge on a map.
The painting is credited to geologist-artist Benjamin Peach and was created in the 1870s, a year after the bridge opened.
British Geological Survey said the artwork provides a snapshot of the crossing and a unique Victorian-era landscape record.
Albornoz-Parra uncovered the watercolour while reviewing historic field slips at Edinburgh’s Lyell Centre.

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Luis Albornoz-Parra, a British Geological Survey researcher, discovered a 150-year-old watercolour of Dryburgh Suspension Bridge on a map.
The painting is credited to geologist-artist Benjamin Peach and was created in the 1870s, a year after the bridge opened.
British Geological Survey said the artwork provides a snapshot of the crossing and a unique Victorian-era landscape record.
Albornoz-Parra uncovered the watercolour while reviewing historic field slips at Edinburgh’s Lyell Centre.