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Monkland Canal, Queenslie Bridge, Glasgow
Bridge (18th Century)
Site Name Monkland Canal, Queenslie Bridge, Glasgow
Classification Bridge (18th Century)
Alternative Name(s) Monkland Canal, Garthamlock Road Bridge, Glasgow
Canmore ID 171662
Site Number NS66NE 58
NGR NS 6625 6606
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/171662
- Council Glasgow, City Of
- Parish Glasgow (City Of Glasgow)
- Former Region Strathclyde
- Former District City Of Glasgow
- Former County Lanarkshire
NS66NE 58 6625 6606.
This bridge is dated October 1772.
G Thomson 1945.
This bridge was completed in October 1772.
J Lindsay 1968.
This bridge, carrying a minor road over the canal, is clearly marked on the 1st edition of the OS 6-inch map (Lanarkshire 1864, sheet vii) and on the 2nd edition of the OS 6-inch map (Lanarkshire 1899, sheet viiNW).
In the North Lanarkshire Archives, Cumbernauld (Monklands Photographic Collection) are photographs (U6 1144, 1963 and U6 1836, c.1965) showing details of this bridge carrying the Garthamlock Road over the canal. It is revealed as a simple iron work bridge, with railings in a grid-iron pattern, possessing stone abutments.
Information from RCAHMS (MD) 24 January 2002.
