Basic Site Details

Name: Victoria Bridge
City or county: Aberdeen
Country: Scotland
Parish:  
Status: B listed
Grid ref:
Notes: The new bridge which has been erected across the Dee at Aberdeen, on the line of Market-street, was formally opened on Saturday afternoon. It is of granite and consists of five arches. Mr. Blyth, of the firm of Blyth and Cunningham, Edinburgh, was the architect and Mr John Fyffe, of Kembay, the contractor; the cost has exceeded £20,000 [Building News 15 July 1881 Page 72]

Building Type Classification

The building is classified under the following categories:
 ClassificationOriginal classification?Notes
Item 1 of 1Bridge  

Street Addresses

The following street addresses are associated with this building:
 AddressMain entrance?Notes
Item 1 of 2Market StreetYes 
Item 2 of 2Victoria RoadYes 

Events

The following date-based events are associated with this building:
 FromToEvent typeNotes
Item 1 of 218721881  
Item 2 of 2July 1881 Opened 

People

Design and Construction

The following individuals or organisations have carried out design/construction work. Where architects or practices worked together, matching letters appear beside their names in the Partnership Group column.
 NameRolePartnership GroupFromToNotes
Item 1 of 4Benjamin Hall Blyth II A18721881 
Item 2 of 4Blyth & Cunningham A18721881 
Item 3 of 4Edward Lawrence Ireland Blyth A18721881 
Item 4 of 4George Miller Cunningham A18721881 

References

Bibliographic References

The following books contain references to this building:
 Author(s)DateTitlePartPublisherNotes
Item 1 of 4Brogden, W A1998Aberdeen: an illustrated architectural guideSecond editionEdinburgh: The Rutland Pressp158
Item 2 of 4Glendinning, M, MacInnes, R and MacKechnie, A1996A History of Scottish Architecture   
Item 3 of 4Sharples, J, Walker, D W and Woodworth, M2015The Buildings of Scotland: Aberdeenshire South and Aberdeen London and New Haven: Yale University Presspp301-2
Item 4 of 4Smith, John and Stevenson, David1988Aberdeen in the nineteenth century  p91

Periodical References

The following periodicals contain references to this building:
 Periodical NameDateEditionPublisherNotes
Item 1 of 1Building News15 July 1881  p72 - opening

Archive References

The following archives hold material relating to this building:
 SourceArchive nameSource catalogue no.Notes
Item 1 of 2Aberdeen Art GalleryAberdeen Art Gallery Plans AB/89/1 signed plans (copies in NMRS)
Item 2 of 2Historic Environment ScotlandListed Buildings Register20072