Glasgow, Cathcart, Snuff Mill Road, Old Bridge
Road Bridge (Period Unassigned)
Site Name Glasgow, Cathcart, Snuff Mill Road, Old Bridge
Classification Road Bridge (Period Unassigned)
Alternative Name(s) White Cart Water; Cathcart Old Bridge; Netherlee Road Bridge; Old Snuff Mill Bridge
Canmore ID 44300
Site Number NS56SE 39
NGR NS 58527 60141
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/44300
- Council Glasgow, City Of
- Parish Cathcart (City Of Glasgow)
- Former Region Strathclyde
- Former District City Of Glasgow
- Former County Lanarkshire
Cathcart Old Bridge, Snuffmill Road, c.1725
On part of the Gorbals to Carmunnock turnpike road, as well as the route to Ayr. Datestone of 1624 incorporated in 18th-century reconstruction. Large masonry single arch, springs from west bank cliff, low single round arch subsidiary span on east side.
Taken from "Greater Glasgow: An Illustrated Architectural Guide", by Sam Small, 2008. Published by the Rutland Press http://www.rias.org.uk
NS56SE 39 58527 60141
(NS 5852 6014) Old Br (NAT)
OS 6" map, (1967)
For (adjacent to SE) Snuff Mill, see NS56SE 147.00.
Not to be confused with Cathcart, Holmlea Road, New Bridge (NS 58387 60626), for which see NS56SE 1167.
EXTERNAL REFERENCE:
Photographs:
Mitchell Library, Glasgow in the 40s. no.26 - reproduction of watercolour.
(Undated) information in NMRS.
Cathcart Old Bridge: A stone on the outside of the parapet on the NE side is dated 1624.
A Gartshore 1938.
Cathcart Old Bridge: A simple single-span bridge, with an additional but considerably smaller arch on the east. The date stone mentioned above may still be seen. The bridge has recently been repaired and is in good condition.
Visited by OS (J L D) 5 April 1951.
Netherlee Road Bridge, built in the 18th century. A two-span rubble bridge over the White Cart, with the road on an incline. The southern arch is narrow and semicircular, the northern wide and segmental. A datestone '1624' was probably reinserted at a reconstruction of the bridge. SDD category B.
J R Hume 1974.
Cathcart Old Bridge, across the White Cart Water. Datestone 1624 (ex situ). The bridge is probably late 18th century: one arch (S) narrow and semicircular, the other (N) wide and segmental.
E Williamson, A Riches and M Higgs 1990.
This bridge carries an unclassified public road (Snuff Mill Road) over the White Cart Water within the Cathcart area of SW suburban Glasgow and to the S of Cathcart Station (NS56SE 633).
Information from RCAHMS (RJCM), 9 February 2006.
Modification (1624)
Date of 1624 appears on the bridge, may be to do with modifications rather than original build date. No further dating information available.
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)
An historic bridge with a 59 ft span segmental arch of squared, coursed sandstone masonry over the White Cart Water. The roadway is on a downwards gradient from west to east and is 10 ft wide between parapet faces. Three iron tie bars through the crown and spandrel walls probably date from the 19th century.
A small flood relief semicircular arch on the downstream face of the east abutment bears the date 1624.
R Paxton and S Shipway 2007
Reproduced from 'Civil Engineering heritage: Scotland - Lowlands and Borders' with kind permission of Thomas Telford Publishers.
Standing Building Recording (March 2019)
NS 5855 6015 to NS 5547 6077 A watching brief and a historic building recording (HBR) survey were required to mitigate the potential effects of groundworks associated with the White Cart Water Flood Prevention Scheme. The HBR survey consisted of a full photographic record of the Category B listed Snuff Mill Bridge and the retaining walls. The watching brief was carried out in eight separate work sections, in March 2019, and revealed the foundations of two nineteenth century buildings. Carved stone blocks from Pollok Estate, most likely dating to the early twentieth century and two early twentieth century bayonets were also recorded during the watching brief.
Archive: NRHE (intended)
Funder: Private individual
Dave McNicol – GUARD Archaeology Ltd
(Source: DES Vol 20)
