View from WSW showing detail of WSW front

Description View from WSW showing detail of WSW front

Date 8/12/1970

Collection Papers of Professor John R Hume, economic and industrial historian, Glasgow, Scotland

Catalogue Number SC 772259

Category On-line Digital Images

Scope and Content North Bridge, Edinburgh This shows part of the southernmost span of the bridge, which is a riveted steel arch structure. The spandrel seen here is made of cast iron fixed to the outer face of one of the structural arches, and is purely decorative. The reconstruction of the North Bridge involved widening the approach from the south, and the opportunity was taken to build massive new structures on either side, with under-building from Market Street, seen below the bridge in this view. At the north end the North British Hotel was built at the same time. This bridge was built in 1894-7 to designs by Cunningham, Blyth & Westland, engineers, to replace a masonry viaduct completed in 1772, and designed by William Mylne. The new bridge was needed to allow Waverley Station to be remodelled. The contractors were Sir William Arrol & Co Ltd. Source: RCAHMS contribution to SCRAN.

External Reference H35/70/69/2

Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/collection/772259

File Format (TIF) Tagged Image File Format bitmap