'Iron Bridge from the Left Bank of the Goomtee', 1858 (c)

Lithograph by E Walker, from 'General Views and Special Points of Interest of the City of Lucknow', a series of 27 coloured lithographs by R M Bryson, E Walker, F Jones after Lieutenant-Colonel D S Dodgson, published by Day and Son, 1 September 1860.

The bridge was built over the River Gumti in the reign of Nawab Amjad Ali (1842-1847), although its iron structure had actually been imported from Britain many years earlier. The lack of engineering knowledge in Oudh state delayed construction and it was not until Amjad Ali approached the East India Company for help that the Bengal Engineers finally built it.