What is recorded here

This green commemorative plaque records: Tyne Bridge erected by the corporations of Newcastle upon Tyne and Gateshead and the Ministry of Transport. R. Burns Dick, F.R.I.B.A. Architect. Mott, Hay & Anderson, M.M. Inst. C.E. Coode, Fitzmaurice, Wilson & Mitchell, M.M. Inst. C.E. Engineers. Dorman, Long & Co. Ltd. Contractors.

Sir Basil Mott FRS 1st Baronet, David Hay, and David Anderson were prominent engineers who played a crucial role in the construction of major infrastructure projects across Britain, including the Tyne Bridge; their firm, Mott, Hay & Anderson, was renowned for its expertise in bridge design and civil engineering.

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