Sunderland. Bridge lottery medal. 1816. #sherborne Some pitting but main designs

Some pitting but main designs and much of the legend evident

This is the jury who acquitted John Tooke

Spiky' type

The Orrysdale Collection of Dr John Frissell Crellin MRCS MHK (1816-1886)

South Wales Borderers

Sunderland. Bridge lottery medal. 1816. #sherborne Some pitting but main designsThe "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