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View from ESE showing ESE front.

SC 796300

Description View from ESE showing ESE front.

Date 9/4/1974

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

Catalogue Number SC 796300

Category On-line Digital Images

Scope and Content Toll-house, Bridge Street, Kelso, Scottish Borders This view from the south-east, taken on 9 April 1974 show the toll-house, which is at the north-east end of the bridge. This is the upper floor of a two-storeyed house, a fairly typical arrangement in bridge toll-houses, which are often situated beside the wing walls of the bridge, as seen here. Tolls on Scottish roads and bridges were abolished in the 1880s, but most toll-houses remained inhabited, often by roadmen and their families. By the 1960s the smaller ones were being declared unfit, but many of the larger ones are still inhabited, like this one. This toll-house was built to collect tolls from users of Kelso Bridge, over the River Tweed, which was built in 1800-3 to designs by John Rennie. The bridge is a precursor of Rennie's London bridge, and has pairs of columns above each pier. This treatment is reflected in the design of this toll-house. Source: RCAHMS contribution to SCRAN.

External Reference CT202

Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/collection/796300

File Format (TIF) Tagged Image File Format bitmap

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