The Sunday Class
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CRAMOND BRIDGE (R8x32)  Valerie Farr  London Jubilee (1979)  1- 8 1s   cross   RH   &   cast   1   place,   cross   LH   &   cast   (Lady   up,   Man   down),   to meet in middle in prom hold facing 2 nd  Man  9-16 1s   dance   ½   diagonal   reel   with   1 st    corners   &   ½   reel   with   2 nd    corners, end in middle facing Ladies side 17-24 1s   lead   out,   cross   &   cast   (Lady   up,   Man   down)   to   meet   in   middle,   1s turn RH  as 2s+3s dance ½ R&L 25-32 1s lead up & cast to 2 nd  place & 2s+1s+3s turn partners RH
2010 February 14 th
In 1882-4, Frances Groome's Ordnance Gazetteer of Scotland described Cramond Bridge like this: Cramond   Bridge,   a   hamlet   in   Cramond   parish,   at   the   boundary   between   Edinburgh   and   Linlithgow shires,   on   the   river   Almond,   and   on   the   Queensferry   highroad,   5   miles   WNW   of   Edinburgh,   and   mile   SSW   of   Cramond   village.   It   has   a   post   office   under   Cramond,   a   good   inn,   and   an   eight-arched bridge, erected in 1823. Now   a   modern   steel   and   concrete   bridge   conveys   the   four-lane A90   over   the   River Almond   replacing   the   so-called Cramond   New   Bridge,   dating   from   1823   and   designed   by   John   Rennie   (1761   -   1821),   which   in   turn   replaced   the Old Brig, that remains just downstream. The   Old   Brig   was   built   c.1500,   rebuilt   1617-19   and   subject   to   extensive   repairs   in   1687-91   by   Robert   Mylne,   1761, 1776   and   in   1854.   It   has   three   arches   with   massive   triangular   cut-waters   which   carry   a   narrow   carriageway between   low   parapets. The   Brig   had   immortality   bestowed   upon   it   by   Sir   Walter   Scott   with   his   description   of   how Jock   Howieson   rescued   the   disguised   King   James   V   from   a   fight   and   received   lands   around   Braehead   for   service to his monarch. Braehead House c1700 is still standing along with the remains of Jock Howieson's cottage.