View from S showing part of ESE front of W pier with bollard on right

Description View from S showing part of ESE front of W pier with bollard on right

Date 4/4/1969

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

Catalogue Number SC 699243

Category On-line Digital Images

Scope and Content Harbour, Union Street, Bo'ness, Falkirk Bo'ness owes its origin to its position on the Forth estuary where the deep-water channel is close to the southern shore. Until the Forth & Clyde Canal was opened from Glasgow to Grangemouth in 1777 it was the city's port on the east coast. The harbour was rebuilt in 1879-81 for coal shipment. This shows the West Pier, part of the 1879-81 improvements. This acted as a breakwater against seas whipped up by westerly winds, and on the eastern face, seen here, provided berthing. The wet dock built in 1879-81 was to the right. The 1879-81 reconstruction was undertaken by the North British Railway to provide an alternative port to Grangemouth for shipping coal. The rebuilt port was the second most important coal-shipping port in Scotland. It also had a trade in imported timber, especially pit props from Scandinavia. Source: RCAHMS contribution to SCRAN.

External Reference H35/69/19/30

Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/collection/699243

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