Old Photograph Springfield Road Dalmarnock Glasgow Scotland

Old photograph of shops, buildings and people on Springfield Road in Dalmarnock, Glasgow, Scotland. This a district in the Scottish city of Glasgow. It is situated north of the River Clyde. It is bounded by the Clyde to the south and east, Parkhead to the north, and Bridgeton at Dunn Street to the north west. There is a bridge over the River Clyde on Dalmarnock Road called Dalmarnock Bridge. The first bridge in the area was a wooden one erected in 1821 to connect Rutherglen and Dalmarnock. It was replaced by a new timber bridge in 1841 and in 1891 by the current Dalmarnock Bridge, designed by Glasgow consulting engineers, Crouch and Hogg. There has also been two railway bridges in Dalmarnock crossing the River Clyde. The first bridge was built in 1861, but was soon replaced in 1897 by a wider bridge to accommodate the Dalmarnock branch line. Both bridges were designed by George Graham. The area was once heavily industrialised. Sir William Arrol and Company. had its extensive engineering works at Dunn Street and Baltic Street from 1873. From its beginnings in boiler making, the firm later became renowned for its achievements in the field of Structural engineering. Amongst the many bridges constructed throughout Britain were the Forth Railway Bridge and Forth Road Bridge, the Humber Bridge and the Tower Bridge in London, England. Blog post of interest to folks with ancestry, genealogy or Scottish Family Roots in Scotland who may wish to visit one day.



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