Connel Ferry Bridge

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Alternative Names Connel Bridge; Falls Of Lora; Loch Etive; Firth Of Lorne
Site type RAILWAY BRIDGE, ROAD BRIDGE
Canmore ID 23278
Site Number NM93SW 20
NGR NM 91118 34495
Council ARGYLL AND BUTE
Parish KILMORE AND KILBRIDE
Former Region STRATHCLYDE
Former District ARGYLL AND BUTE
Former County ARGYLL

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PA 121 PHOTOGRAPH ALBUM NO.121: OTC and Other Camps Blue cloth covered album with hard covers containing 24 board pages, titled on front in gold: 'Photographs' and labelled inside back cover: 'The Morland Album No S9210, Johnsons, London' Contains small, clear snapshots taken between 1922 - 1930 in Scotland, many of Glasgow University OTC camps, at, for example, Barry Buddon, Loch Tay and Port Patrick, and several of holiday camping and houses. Includes Dalkenneth House 1922; Brycedale, Bridge of Allan; SS "Glencoe" coming in to Portree 1923; Stanley House boys 1924; wreck of salvaged German destroyer from Scapa Flow at Troon Harbour; Littleport Farm, St Fillans 1926; the car "Boanerges" reg. no. ES 3743 at Loch Earn side 1926; E Bruce as high Constable of Holyrood, October 1924; Betty Bruce; Nigel on Ariel, Rectory garden, Bridge of Allan; Miss Nance Galt; NJH MacCulloch and A Service. There is also a view of an old grave on the south side of Loch Earn inscribed "Near this spot are interred the bodies of seven MacDonalds of Glencoe killed while attempting to harry Ardvorlich."    1922  
PA 121/18V/9 Connel Bridge. Page 18v, no.9. View. Insc: 'Crossing Connel Bridge, 1928'. PHOTOGRAPH ALBUM NO. 121 : OTC AND OTHER CAMPS.    1928 RCAHMS 
PA 133 PHOTOGRAPH ALBUM NO.133: THE MACKAYS OF UPPER GRAY STREET, 1903 - 1938 Dark green hard backed album, the front decorated and titled 'POSTCARDS', the end papers of coloured jugendstijl pattern and labelled inside the back 'Marshall 6 Salisbury Place Edinr.' (listed there in 1903). 75 green pages slotted to hold at least 4 postcards each side. Most spaces are filled with unused postcards grouped topographically mainly of Scotland and the north of England. Also 3 woven silk cards of 1908 and 1911 exhibitions. A few unused cards reveal that this is probably a travel record of the MacKay family at 29 (and later 3) Upper Gray Street, Edinburgh. It also includes eight post cards in a series produced by the Scottish National Antarctic Expedition, 1903/4 on SY "Scotia" which show, 1. Capt Robertson and Mr Fitchie fixing Scotia's position; 2. Scotia sledge camp, S. Orkneys 1903; 3. Saddle Island, S. Orkneys where Capt. Weddell (Leith) landed 1823, and Scotia naturalists in 1903; 4. Ringed penguins - first arrivals at MacDougall Bay, S. Orkneys 1903; 8. Dr RNR Brown, Mr D Walton and Dr THH Pirie in Scotia's laboratory; 9. Mr RC Mossman and Scottish party at Omond House, Jessie Bay, built by the crew if the Scotia 1903/4; 11 Glacier ice-face on Pirie peninsula, Brown's Bay, S. Orkneys; 12. Scotia frozen up, wintering in Scotia Bay, March-November 1903. [Nos. 5,6,7,and 10 are nt present.] Other post cards show the Royal Review 1905; a series of portraits of Admirals (Nelson, Hardie, Collingwood, Duncan and Napier); Actors (Edward Compton, Lewis Waller, Martin Harvey, JG Taylor, Holbrook Blane, Pauline Chase, Nora Lancaster, Miss N de Silva, Miss Coleridge, Bessie Elder, Lily Brayton and Mr and Mrs Laurence Irving -Mabel Hackney) and scenes from plays "The Breed of the Treshams", "The Only Way", "The Unwritten Law", "A Cigarette Maker's Romance" and "Hamlet".    1903  
PA 133/14V/1 Connel Bridge. Page 14v, no.1. General postcard view. Insc: 'Connel Bridge'. PHOTOGRAPH ALBUM NO. 133 : THE MACKAYS OF UPPER GRAY STREET, 1903 - 1938.    RCAHMS 
JLP 79/16 Various photographic views, including Kilchurn Castle, Kinlochleven Aluminium Works, Connel ferry bridge, Dounreay, Inveraray, Glencoul, Forth Rail Bridge, Portobello Open Air Swimming Baths and Ex-Scotland, New York, Edinburgh Military Tattoo, Claypots Castle, unidentified art works.  John L Paterson  1958 RCAHMS 
PA 84 PHOTOGRAPH ALBUM NO. 84: MR AND MRS JOHN FLEMING Light brown card cover, tied with brown cord. Inscribed: 'Snapshots' and "Edinburgh, 10 Glebe Grove", c.1930-1970. Collection of amateur photographs of Mr and Mrs Fleming and friends on holidays in the Channel Isles, Western Isles, Edinburgh, Ayr. Later photographs include a groups of twelve children captioned "Evacuees and helpers at Moy Hall". Other snaps show groups at Kilmacolm, Lochgilphead, 11 Glebe Grove, Corstorphine and the Royal Botanic Garden, Edinburgh. Some of the people shown include Mary and son Stewart; Mr and Mrs McCorquodale and Joan; Rev. AM Beaton with car no US1357; Mr and Mrs MacInnes and Sona; Reggie, May and Ella; Mickey and Puggie; Mr and Mrs Scott and family with Mr Fisher aboard the "St Columba" at Tarbert Bay; Pearl and Chic; and Mr and Mrs Hunter, Peebles.    1930 RCAHMS 
PA 84/20V/1 Connel Bridge. Page 20v no.1. General view. PHOTOGRAPH ALBUM NO.84 : MR AND MRS JOHN FLEMING.    RCAHMS 
PA 84/20V/2 Connel Bridge. Page 20v, no.2. Oblique view. PHOTOGRAPH ALBUM NO.84 : MR AND MRS JOHN FLEMING.    RCAHMS 
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