Glasgow, Forth and Clyde Canal, Netherton Bascule Bridge View from E

Description Glasgow, Forth and Clyde Canal, Netherton Bascule Bridge View from E

Date 27/5/1968

Collection Papers of Professor John R Hume, economic and industrial historian, Glasgow, Scotland

Catalogue Number SC 611558

Category On-line Digital Images

Scope and Content Netherton Bascule Bridge, Forth and Clyde Canal, Glasgow This was one of the Forth and Clyde Canal's standard two-leaf bascule bridges, built c.1790 to carry light traffic. Though the canal had been closed since the end of 1962 the bridge was still in good condition, though the operating mechanism had been disabled. This shows the bridge from the south-east, with a cat and dog home in the background. The canal is still at its designed height, and there has been little weed growth. Note the flat-roofed bridge-keepers' bothy to the right of the bridge. This section of canal was part of the route from Maryhill to Bowling designed by Robert Whitworth and built between 1786 and 1790. The Forth and Clyde was reopened throughout in 2001 as part of the Millennium Link project. Source: RCAHMS contribution to SCRAN.

External Reference H68/469/1D

Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/collection/611558

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