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Latitude: 55.8526 / 55°51'9"N
Longitude: -4.2473 / 4°14'50"W
OS Eastings: 259412
OS Northings: 664444
OS Grid: NS594644
Mapcode National: GBR 0NP.2Q
Mapcode Global: WH3P8.Q5N4
Plus Code: 9C7QVQ33+33
Entry Name: Albert Bridge, River Clyde, Glasgow
Listing Name: Clyde Street, Albert Bridge
Listing Date: 22 March 1977
Category: A
Source: Historic Scotland
Source ID: 375522
Historic Scotland Designation Reference: LB32667
Building Class: Cultural
Also known as: Albert Bridge, Glasgow
ID on this website: 200375522
Location: Glasgow
County: Glasgow
Town: Glasgow
Electoral Ward: Southside Central
Traditional County: Lanarkshire
Tagged with: Bridge
Bell and Miller, architects and engineers, Hanna, Donald and Wilson contractors; 1868-1871. Built to replace an earlier bridge of 1829-33. 3-span bridge over the Clyde at Saltmarket. Polished ashlar springers and hexagonal cutwaters rising to polished red granite piers and corbelled grey granite caps. 8 wrought-iron ribs per span, beaded arch ring and decorative cast-iron pierced spandrels with City coats of arms.
The engineer, 27 September 1867.
Engineering, 1 July 1870.
Square end piers with bronze profile medallion of Prince Albert and Queen Victoria. Bracketted parapet with pierced balustrade in cast-iron with coat of arms of Glasgow at centre. Intermediate granite piers with plaques recording the architects as Bell and Miller, MICE.
A group with Victoria, Union Railway, Portland Place suspension King George V and Jamaica Bridges. This is the only substantial wrought-iron arched bridge in Scotland, comparable to Westminster (London) Trent (Nottingham) and Lendal (York) Bridges in England.
Was originally a rich green, 'studded with polished knobs and set off with lines of gilt'. This colour is to be reinstated in the refurbishment approved in 2004, which will replace the balustrade. Adjacent railings flanking the Clyde are by Sun Foundry, as are also those at Westminster Bridge.
Category changed from B to A, 07 May 2004.
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