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06/09/2023 Edinburgh crime: Leith's Victoria Swing Bridge closed to pedestrians after break in disrupts refurbishment works [Yahoo/Edinburgh News] Refurbishment work is currently underway to restore the bridge to its former glory. (Permalink) Victoria Swing Bridge [Leith] Victoria Swing Bridge [Leith]: The Victoria swing bridge in Leith Docks, still surviving with rails in place amongst the new riverside penthouse flats in April 2004, now used as a walkway across the Water of Leith. John Furnevel 25/04/2004 Yahoo/Edinburgh News
09/01/2023 Work to repair historic engineering treasure in Leith delayed [Scotsman] Work to fully repair a historic bridge and unique remnant of Scotland's industrial past has been delayed. The Victoria Swing Bridge in Leith, a Category A listed local landmark built between 1871 and 1874, is the largest counterweighted swing bridge in ... [Article may require subscription. -RS] (Permalink) Victoria Swing Bridge [Leith] Victoria Swing Bridge [Leith]: Victoria Swing Bridge, at the mouth of the Water of Leith, which carried road and rail traffic. The Newhaven extension to the Edinburgh Trams line will pass over the newer bridge to the right. Bill Roberton //1998 Victoria Swing Bridge [Leith]: The Victoria Swing Bridge crossed the Water of Leith almost at its mouth and provided rail connection between the various docks on either side. Now it is a pedestrian bridge linking smart flats and ea ... David Panton 28/02/2015 Scotsman
05/11/2021 Edinburgh grants listed building consent for Victoria Swing Bridge repairs [Scottish Construction Now] Forth Ports has been granted Listed Building Consent by the City of Edinburgh Council to fully repair the Category A Listed Victoria Swing Bridge located at the Port of Leith to conserve the bridge for the future and create a useable space for the local community. The private six-figure investment will see the bridge, which is the largest counterweighted swing bridge in Scotland, fully repaired. (Permalink) City of Edinburgh Council Forth Ports Listed Building Consent Victoria Swing Bridge [Leith] Victoria Swing Bridge [Leith]: The Victoria Swing Bridge crossed the Water of Leith almost at its mouth and provided rail connection between the various docks on either side. Now it is a pedestrian bridge linking smart flats and ea ... David Panton 28/02/2015 Victoria Swing Bridge [Leith]: The Victoria swing bridge in Leith Docks, still surviving with rails in place amongst the new riverside penthouse flats in April 2004, now used as a walkway across the Water of Leith. John Furnevel 25/04/2004 Scottish Construction Now Victoria Swing Bridge [Leith]
06/09/2021 Repair plan to save Leith's historic Victoria Swing Bridge [BBC News] The Category A listed structure in Edinburgh was added to the Buildings at Risk register in 2018. (Permalink) Victoria Swing Bridge [Leith] Victoria Swing Bridge [Leith]: Looking south east from Leith Docks past the Victoria swing bridge towards the inner harbour on 15 March. On the left is Ocean Drive, with Rennie's Isle to the right. John Furnevel 15/03/2009 Victoria Swing Bridge [Leith]: The Victoria Swing Bridge crossed the Water of Leith almost at its mouth and provided rail connection between the various docks on either side. Now it is a pedestrian bridge linking smart flats and ea ... David Panton 28/02/2015 Victoria Swing Bridge [Leith]: The Victoria Swing Bridge, dating from 1874 and which, at one time, provided a link across the Water of Leith between the eastern and western sections of Leith Docks. The bridge originally swung open ... John Furnevel 15/03/2009 BBC News Victoria Swing Bridge [Leith]