Date: 26/08/2021

You could make an argument for Edinburgh Castle, the Scott Monument or Skara Brae being Scotland's most iconic building or structure. But, for many.

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How Forth Bridge and Tay Bridge disaster are linked by engineer Thomas Bouch

The Courier

You could make an argument for Edinburgh Castle, the Scott Monument or Skara Brae being Scotland's most iconic building or structure. But, for many

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A damaged beam from the original Tay Bridge. On display in the National Museum of Scotland, Edinburgh.
Location: Tay Bridge [1st]
Company: National Museums of Scotland
//2005 Ewan Crawford

The first Tay Bridge viewed from the north before its collapse. Note the signalbox on the NB line to the left. To the right of the box are buildings at Buckingham Point, lost during the land reclamation which extended the Esplanade west. Until the arrival of the NB the Caley line was on the margin between the land and sea and itself was partly on reclaimed land. Magdalen Green is off to the right. Valentines Postcard in my collection.
Location: Tay Bridge [1st]
Company: Tay Bridge and Associated Lines (North British Railway)
// Ewan Crawford Collection

A view of the first Tay Bridge from Wormit with Dundee in the background after the fall of the High Girders. A portion of a contemporary postcard in my collection.
Location: Tay Bridge [1st]
Company: Tay Bridge and Associated Lines (North British Railway)
// Ewan Crawford Collection

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