It's hard to believe now, but there was once a time when locals would be prompted to rifle through their pockets just to cross the River Kelvin.
In the Victorian era, those wishing to cross the section of the river separating the Botanics and Kirklee railway station in the west end faced a charge of precisely half a penny for the pleasure -and on top of their train fare.
This seconds-long traversal was made via what soon became known as the Ha'penny Bridge, with toll cash ending up in the already deep pockets of the owner of old Kevinside House.
While it's unclear as to precisely when the tolls came into effect, it's almost certain that the bridge, which was built in 1886, became a money-spinner following the opening of the Caledonian Railway's Kirklee Station in the 1890s.
The toll would've presented little problem for the wealthier inhabitants of North Kelvinside and Kirklee, but a half penny charge per person was a steep price on top of your rail fare for the average working class family.
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As any local scholar will tell you, the bridge is one of two 'ha'penny' crossings in Glasgow - the other being the White Bridge at Linn Park, which is still known in the south side as the Ha'penny Bridge.
There are a handful of others around the UK, and a particularly ornate example over the River Liffey in Dublin.
But while Linn Park's 1835-built ha'penny bridge has survived to earn the honour of being the oldest cast iron bridge in Glasgow, the Kelvin's version was not so fortunate.
Flood waters sadly washed the Kelvin's original wrought iron Ha'penny Bridge away during the winter of 1994, and it was replaced in 2002 by the current wooden crossing.
A plaque at Ha'Penny Bridge House records the history of the old toll bridge and how it came to be named.
