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Archaeology Notes
Event ID 713813
Category Descriptive Accounts
Type Archaeology Notes
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/event/713813
NT27SW 3133 NT 2461 7293.
In order to permit the passage of boats, the deck of this electrically operated bridge, termed a 'Leamington Bridge', was raised between gantries sited at each side of the road. When the city basins were closed in 1922 it was re-sited at Gilmore Park (see NT27SW 88).
G Hutton 1993.
This bridge is clearly visible on the 1st Edition of the OS 6-inch map (Edinburghshire 1855, sheet 2).
Information from RCAHMS (MD) 23 January 2001.
