
Alexandria
River Leven and Bonhill Bridge at Dawn
The current Bonhill Bridge is the last in a line of crossings at this point, which in the past carried the A82, but is now unclassified. The first bridge was built in 1836 and was a light weight suspension bridge with a single span between stone arched abutments on the river bank. The bridge was often referred to as the 'Bawbee Bridge' as the Scottish term for a half penny - the price of the toll - was Bawbee. Quoted from Sabre Wiki .
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Smollett Fountain, Alexandria
An ornate fountain on Main Street in Alexandria (West Dunbartonshire), the Smollett Fountain was erected in 1870 in appreciation of Alexander Smollett MP (1801-81), a much-admired landowner and nephew of Lt-Col Alexander Smollett (d.1799), who gave his name to the town. The younger Smollett had done much to improve living conditions in the Vale of Leven, including bringing clean drinking water to Alexandria. The High Gothic fountain looks like a series of pulpits rising above a Mercat Cross. Its highly-decorated basins are supported on columns rising from a massive base, and the structure is surmounted by a cast-iron heron, which gazes skywards. The base is surrounded by black railings and lamp-standards. Quoted from the Scottish Places website .
Argyll Factory Clock, Alexandria
The Argyll Motor Works, currently known as Lomond Galleries, is a former car factory in Alexandria, West Dunbartonshire, Scotland. It was opened in 1906 by Argyll Motors Ltd, at the time the largest producer of cars in Scotland. After the Argyll company folded it was used as a torpedo factory, subsequently lying empty for many years, and is now a shopping centre. The elaborate structure is protected as a category A listed building. Quoted from Wikipedia .
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