The Brig o' Balgownie on the Don near Aberdeen

Photograph of a bridge, that can be seen standing left of the centre, spanning the River Don in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. The bridge has a single, pointed arch. A building stands in the left of the foreground and trees populate the sides of the river bank. Two people lie on the hillside in the foreground, looking towards the bridge.  

The Brig o' Balgowne was begun during the 13th century and was completed in 1320. It was originally known as the Bridge of Don. It comprises a single Gothic arch and is constructed from granite and sandstone. This photograph was probably displayed at the Manchester Art Treasures Exhibition in 1857 which sealed his increasing profile within the newly emerging photographic establishment.