Grace's Guide To British Industrial History

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Grace's Guide is the leading source of historical information on industry and manufacturing in Britain. This web publication contains 167,669 pages of information and 247,074 images on early companies, their products and the people who designed and built them.

Grace's Guide is the leading source of historical information on industry and manufacturing in Britain. This web publication contains 147,919 pages of information and 233,587 images on early companies, their products and the people who designed and built them.

Crathie Suspension Bridge

From Graces Guide

in East Balmoral.

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1885 'Two miles farther up is an old suspension bridge, in line with the road passing the manse of Crathie, and a short distance beyond is the fine, substantial iron bridge erected by the late Prince Consort to give access to Balmoral. The Crathie suspension bridge, it may be mentioned, was erected early in the century by a Dundee blacksmith named Justice, who also put up a similar structure over the Southesk, near the Kirkton of Clova. Only this year the Crathie bridge was almost entirely renewed by Messrs. Blaikie Brothers, at the expense of the Queen, who also ordered the construction of the Abergeldie bridge.[1]

It is one of five suspension bridges known to have been constructed by Justice and Co of Dundee. The other survivors are Kirkton of Glenisla Footbridge and Haugh of Drimmie Bridge.


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Sources of Information

  1. [1] The Engineer, 7 August 1885