View from S showing SW front of E block with central block on left

Description View from S showing SW front of E block with central block on left

Date 1969

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

Catalogue Number SC 710306

Category On-line Digital Images

Scope and Content Old Foundry, Lugiebank Road, Kirkintilloch, East Dunbartonshire The Forth and Clyde Canal reached Kirkintilloch in the early 1770s, and was completed though to Maryhill in 1775. Kirkintilloch became very much a canal village, with foundries in particular drawing supplies of pig-iron and coke via the canal, and sending the castings out in the same way. This shows part of the oldest section of the Old Foundry. The buildings seen here appear to date from the mid to late 19th century. On the left is an engine-house at the end of the other main range, with the boiler-house to the right, with the awning over the entrance. This foundry was the first of several in the town, of which the Lion and the Star were the largest. The Lion lasted into the 1970s. All have now been demolished, and a relief road now crosses the site of this one. Source: RCAHMS contribution to SCRAN.

External Reference H35/69/32/17

Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/collection/710306

File Format (TIF) Tagged Image File Format bitmap