Sunderland. Bridge lottery medal. 1816. #sherborne This is the jury who

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(Robert Henry) Royal Navy

'Roses' Shilling

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The obverse features conjoined busts of William and Adelaide

Sunderland. Bridge lottery medal. 1816. #sherborne This is the jury whoThe "Sunderland Bridge Lottery" medal from 1816 was a commemorative medal issued for a lottery to fund the construction of the Sunderland Bridge. The medal, designed by T. Halliday, features a ship beneath the bridge on the obverse and has a legend on the reverse. It is made of white metal or pewter, weighs about 31. 7 grams, and is around 45mm in diameter. The Sunderland bridge Lottery was to raise money for Roland Burdon, Sunderland's MP. He had