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Glasgow, Harbour Tunnel, Plantation Place View of lift building
SC 596249
Description Glasgow, Harbour Tunnel, Plantation Place View of lift building
Date 29/4/1967
Collection Papers of Professor John R Hume, economic and industrial historian, Glasgow, Scotland
Catalogue Number SC 596249
Category On-line Digital Images
Scope and Content South rotunda, Glasgow Harbour Tunnel, Tunnel Street to Plantation Place, Glasgow The Glasgow Harbour Tunnel received its Act of Parliament in 1889 and was completed in 1896. It was designed to convey horse-drawn traffic across Glasgow harbour, and a pedestrian tunnel was also provided. Hydraulic lifts were provided at each end. This shows the rotunda which covered the shaft at the south end which contained the hydraulic lifts for vehicles, and the staircases giving access to the pedestrian tunnel. Vehicles entered and left through the openings on the left. Vehicular traffic through the tunnel ceased in the early 1940s, and the pedestrian tunnel was closed in about 1980. The vehicular tunnels have been filled with sand, but the pedestrian tunnel, which carries a water main, has been retained. Source: RCAHMS contribution to SCRAN.
External Reference H67/220/1D
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/collection/596249
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