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Detail of spandrel.
SC 361926
Description Detail of spandrel.
Catalogue Number SC 361926
Category On-line Digital Images
Copy of A 57540
Scope and Content Underside (showing arch-rib and spandrel) of Duchess Bridge over the Esk, Langholm, Dumfriesshire Duchess Bridge was built in 1813 by William Keir junior and is the oldest surviving cast-iron bridge in Scotland. The bridge is made up of two parallel cast iron arches, or arch-ribs. These are braced by transverse-ribs, one of which is visible here (middle right). The triangular shape above each end of the arch is called a spandrel. Source: RCAHMS contribution to SCRAN.
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