Stonebyres Power Station Weir And Bridge, Falls Of Clyde

Stonebyres Power Station Weir and Bridge, located at the Falls of Clyde, was designed by Sir Edward MacColl with input from an Amenity Committee that included the Earl of Home, Sir John Stirling Maxwell of Pollok, and Sir Robert Lorimer, architect. The plans and specifications were created by Messrs Buchan & Partners, engineers, while Sir William Arrol & Co. served as civil engineering contractors. The hydro-electric plant was supplied by the English Electric Co. The structure was completed in 1925, with some later alterations, including the replacement of gates.

The bridge is a flat-arched, white rendered, reinforced concrete structure that includes a tilting weir and some original steel sluice gates manufactured by Ransomes & Rapier Ltd of Ipswich. It features square section cutwaters with chamfered edges at the water level. There are three moveable riveted steel gates with cross bracing, set within a reinforced concrete frame. An eastern spillway accompanies the weir, equipped with trash screens. Original street lamps line the roadway of the bridge, and the gateposts and other ironwork were crafted by Ramage & Whitehead of Glasgow. Alterations in the early 21st century included the addition of new gates.