Edinburgh, Union Canal bridge no. 1. View of carved armorial keystone showing carved castle on East side of bridge.

Description Edinburgh, Union Canal bridge no. 1. View of carved armorial keystone showing carved castle on East side of bridge.

Catalogue Number SC 361765

Category On-line Digital Images

Copy of A 62075

Scope and Content Keystone carved with the coat of arms of the city of Edinburgh, Union Canal, Viewforth, Edinburgh The Union Canal, designed by Hugh Baird as a canal to carry freight and passenger services between Edinburgh and Glasgow, opened in 1823. It ran from Lothian Road in Edinburgh and joined the Forth and Clyde Canal at Falkirk, a distance of 28 miles. At Viewforth, the canal is crossed by a bridge, designed by Hugh Baird in 1822, which bears the coat of arms of the city of Edinburgh, a castle representing the founding of the city, on its eastern keystone. Today, the Union Canal enjoys a revival as a place of leisure and recreational interests. It is planned to reopen the canal to navigation, and, as part of a Millennium Link, to re-establish travel from 'city to city and coast to coast'. Source: RCAHMS contribution to SCRAN.

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