Glasgow, Kelvingrove Park, Old Park Footbridge
Footbridge (Period Unassigned)
Site Name Glasgow, Kelvingrove Park, Old Park Footbridge
Classification Footbridge (Period Unassigned)
Alternative Name(s) River Kelvin
Canmore ID 277478
Site Number NS56NE 4880
NGR NS 5705 6631
NGR Description NS c. 5705 6631
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/277478
- Council Glasgow, City Of
- Parish Glasgow (City Of Glasgow)
- Former Region Strathclyde
- Former District City Of Glasgow
- Former County Lanarkshire
NS56NE 4880 c. 5705 6631
For successor New Park Footbridge (NS 57053 66311), see NS56NE 1078.
Old Park Footbridge: this simple low-level four-span wooden bridge was constructed in the 1890's. It was prone to blockage and flooding, and was replaced around 1964 by the New Park Footbridge (NS56NE 1078).
D Boyce 1996.
This bridge formerly carried a footpath across the River Kelvin within the area of Kelvingrove Park (NS56NE 328). The river here forms the boundary between the parishes of Govan (to the W) and Glasgow (to the E).
Information from RCAHMS (RJCM), 5 December 2005.