Part of the Regent Bridge from the Low Calton

Category

Library Item

Item no

1685

Title

Part of the Regent Bridge from the Low Calton

Description

A record of the construction of part of the the Regent Bridge from below. People use the paths and roads beneath the bridge.

Artist / maker

Somerville, Daniel

Date

1817

Size

21.5 x 18.5 cm

Type

Pencil work

Location

Edinburgh and Scottish Collection

Regent Bridge was designed by the architect Archibald Elliot, and built between 1816 and 1819 to improve access to central Edinburgh from the London Road approach. Robert Stevenson was the engineer for the project. The Bridge spans a ravine between Calton Hill and Princes Street. The road which it carries was named Waterloo Place to commemorate the great battle of 1815.

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Places > Edinburgh areas > Calton

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