The River Nith runs through Dumfries (in Dumfries and Galloway, south west Scotland.) In the town two bridges span it.

Newer bridge:-

Older bridge:-

Some lovely willow trees droop over the river just above the bridge:-

Famously a weir interrupts the river’s flow just opposite the town’s main riverside area (and car park which the river has visited often in the past.) The old bridge can be seen off to the centre right here with the weir in the centre ground:-

Close up of weir and old bridge:-

At Kelso there is a fine bridge over the River Tweed.

From its parapet you get a view of Floors Castle in the distance. (You might have to zoom in on the photo though.)

Even Alloway has Art Deco.

That central portion looks like a converted doorway, though.

The River Doon was surprisingly bonnie. (Most hyped-up scenic views are disappointing but the Doon runs clear and sparkling by ye banks and braes.)

The Auld Brig O’ Doon, immortalised in Tam O’Shanter, also looks great. This is from a newer bridge.

The Auld Brig is protected now but amazingly there have been proposals in the past to demolish it.

Here it is from the east side.

And this is the view from the Auld Brig to the newer.

Looking in the opposite direction from the newer bridge there is a third.

Alloway is not lacking in scenes to photograph!

This is the Allan Water Café. Quite a few of Scotland’s rivers are named something Water, (the Leithen Water is an example, and there is also of course the Water of Leith.) Though the river is only a few tens of metres away to the left of the photos you don’t actually see it when driving over the bridge as the parapet is too high for that.

Anyway the café has a typical 30s café frontage. This is from further along the road. Note the detailing above the windows and door. The more modern extension to the right (not in photo) isn’t deco but was full of customers when I took this.

The facade has pronounced deco features; horizontals and verticals emphasised in the glazing, nice detailing above the door. It seems to have been an addition to the front of an older house.

More detailing above the window and door of the furthest left portion of the building complex.