Architecture Notes

Event ID 770388

Category Descriptive Accounts

Type Architecture Notes

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Renfrew, Inchinnan Road, Rolling Lift Bridge Over the White Cart. This Scherzer rolling lift bridge was designed and built by Sir William Arrol & Co Ltd, Engineers & Contractors, Glasgow and was completed in 1923/4.The Main Control Cabin contains the electrically driven lifting mechanism [driven by a 3-phase 400 volt 50 horse-power induction motor made by Metropolitan Vickers of Manchester and Sheffield, and the electrical equipment by 'I Granic of London, Bedford'. There is the Out-house which houses the back-up diesel-powered generator situated in basement, showing (right) Brush of Loughborough 3-phase 400 volt generator (made in 1948), driven by engine made by AEC of Southall

Information from Mr J Gray, Renfrew District.

Visted by RCAHMS (MKO), January 1997.