Glasgow, Upper Harbour, Glasgow Bridge
Graffiti(S) (21st Century), Road Bridge (18th Century), Road Bridge (19th Century), Tag(S) (21st Century)
Site Name Glasgow, Upper Harbour, Glasgow Bridge
Classification Graffiti(S) (21st Century), Road Bridge (18th Century), Road Bridge (19th Century), Tag(S) (21st Century)
Canmore ID 303745
Site Number NS56SE 444
NGR NS 5876 6479
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/303745
- Council Glasgow, City Of
- Parish Glasgow (City Of Glasgow)
- Former Region Strathclyde
- Former District City Of Glasgow
- Former County Lanarkshire
Construction (1768 - 1772)
Project (2007)
This project was undertaken to input site information listed in 'Civil engineering heritage: Scotland - Lowlands and Borders' by R Paxton and J Shipway, 2007.
Publication Account (2007)
A masonry seven-arch, 42 ft wide bridge designed by Mylne and built from 1768–72 by John Adam was replaced by the Thomas Telford Bridge of 1833-5. The progressive effects of navigational dredging had weakened the foundations.
R Paxton and J Shipway 2007
Reproduced from 'Civil Engineering heritage: Scotland - Lowlands and Borders' with kind permission of Thomas Telford Publishers.
Field Visit (28 September 2017)
There are numerous tags written in spray paint and marker pen, and stencils and stickers, on both the east and west parapets of Glasgow Bridge. There are also tags on the street furniture, including junction boxes, on the bridge.
Visited by HES Survey and Recording (JRS, AMcC) 28 September 2017.