Bainsford Bridge and Main St, Bainsford beyond

Maker
Joseph Collier Brown
Production date
Circa 1902
 Description
View with man on original wooden bascule bridge over canal at Bainsford in front of premises of Stevenson, Wine & Spirit Merchant (Red Lion Inn). The elegant street light is electric, installed in association with the opening of the Falkirk Power Station in 1903. The gas lights are still in place as the electric one would have no power supply in 1902. Album caption reads: "Bainsford Bridge in the Year 1902 before the Falkirk and District Tramways built the new bridge"
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Department
Photo
Maker
Production date
Circa 1902
Subject person
Subject place
Bainsford Bridge/Forth and Clyde Canal/Bainsford/Falkirk area
Main St/Bainsford/Falkirk area
Bankside/Bainsford/Falkirk area
Red Lion Inn/Bankside/Bainsford/Falkirk area
Miller's Shop/Main St/Bainsford/Falkirk area
Granary Sq/Bainsford/Falkirk area
Subject notes
Bascule bridges had counter-balancing weights at each end to make the raising of the two halves easier. Bainsford and Camelon bridges were replaced in summer 1905 with heavier swing bridges, to accommodate the new tramway.
Accession number
P12322

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