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Aberdeen, Wellington Suspension Bridge, Tollhouse General view from NE
SC 634836
Description Aberdeen, Wellington Suspension Bridge, Tollhouse General view from NE
Date 11/1964
Collection Papers of Professor John R Hume, economic and industrial historian, Glasgow, Scotland
Catalogue Number SC 634836
Category On-line Digital Images
Scope and Content Toll-house, Wellington Suspension Bridge, Aberdeen This toll-house was built to collect dues from users of the Wellington Suspension Bridge, constructed in 1829-31 to designs by John Smith (masonry) and Samuel Brown (ironwork). It was situated at the north-western corner of the bridge. This shows the toll-house from the north, with the main span of the bridge to the left. The small arch on the right, built in 1886, carried light traffic through the bridge abutment. The toll-house was derelict in 1964. The building in the background is James Abernethy & Co Ltd's Ferryhill Foundry. This toll-house was demolished in the later 1960s. The bridge was by-passed in the 1980s, and now serves as a footbridge. It is the last survivor of the first generation of main road suspension bridges in north-east Scotland. Source: RCAHMS contribution to SCRAN.
External Reference H35/64/4/32
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