The Regent Bridge The Regent Bridge > Play video The Regent Bridge The architect Archibald Elliott designed Regent Bridge in 1814 to create an entrance to Edinburgh where the London Road met the New Town. With Robert Stevenson directing the work, the structure was completed in 1819. This solved the longstanding problems associated with entering the city through narrow and inconvenient medieval streets. Although it remains a major thoroughfare between the Old and New Towns in the Scottish capital, centuries of dirt and a lack of light have given the bridge a feeling of a dark tunnel rather than a celebratory arch. Working with architect Gavin Fraser, the artist Calum Innes – a renowned abstract painter specialising in light and colour – devised an installation that transforms the flat sides of the lower arch at street level into an illuminated plinth of floating colour. The work aims to reveal and lift the giant curve of the arch above and create a structured yet deliberately random order of coloured light, which makes it most unlikely that regular visitors will see the same combination of colours on more than one occasion. Baillie Gifford assisted with funding for the project that involved a clean up and potential regeneration of a less frequented area of the city. The initial plan was to have the installation in place for the duration of the Edinburgh Festival. This meant that its full impact was limited to a few hours of darkness. However, with additional support from Baillie Gifford, it is now being kept for the longer term, meaning passers by can also enjoy it in the mornings and evenings of the winter months. Corporate Citizenship Focus on Sponsorship Charity of the Year Ming: The Golden Empire Luciana Ravizzi Bailey's Stardust The Sovereign Forest The Regent Bridge Caledonian Challenge and Foundation Scotland Promoting a Greener Working Environment Edinburgh International Science Festival Habitat for Humanity ECA Fashion Show Contact Baillie Gifford Contact Form Further information on our company, services and investment products is only a click away. Message We will only use your personal details to email you or telephone you regarding your enquiry and will not use them for marketing purposes, nor pass them to any third parties. Contact Details Baillie Gifford & Co Calton Square, 1 Greenside Row, Edinburgh, EH1 3AN Telephone: +44 (0) 131 275 2000 Fax:+44 (0) 131 275 3999 Get Directions Baillie Gifford & Co 1st Floor, Grimaldi House, 28 St James's Square, London, SW1Y 4JH Telephone: +44 (0) 800 027 7170 Fax:+44 (0) 207 054 6005 Get Directions Baillie Gifford International LLC 780 Third Avenue, 47th Floor, New York, NY, 10017 Telephone: +1 212 319 4633 Fax:+1 212 319 4639 Get Directions X Next Steps Contact Legal Cookie Policy Accessibility © Baillie Gifford 2015 About Us Baillie Gifford. Investment marathon runners. About Us Home Corporate Citizenship Who We Are Press Releases Key Facts Where to Find us Films Contact Us Switch Channel Search Literature