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The iron bridge, Fountainbridge
Chrystal, Francis M., 1922, Photograph
The iron bridge, Fountainbridge
The iron bridge, Fountainbridge
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4936
Title
The iron bridge in its original position in Fountainbridge
Description
The iron bridge at Fountainbridge, Edinburgh. Many people are making their way over the bridge including two women pushing children in prams. Over the bridge the classical structure of the Palais de Danse can be seen.
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Chrystal, Francis M.
Date
1922
Size
9 x 16 cm
Type
Photograph
Location
Edinburgh and Scottish Collection
Full title reads 'The iron bridge in its original position in Fountainbridge before being removed to its present position in Leamington Road'
Fountainbridge is an area in the south-west of central Edinburgh, to the west of Tollcross. The area is centred around the western section of a road also called Fountainbridge. The Union Canal now begins in this area having originally extended a little further east.
The Union Canal was opened in 1822. It ran from Tollcross in Edinburgh to meet the Forth and Clyde Canal at Falkirk, thus linking the capital to Glasgow. After extensive renovation in the 1990's the Canal is now a popular area for recreation, with non-commercial craft using the waterway and many cyclists, walkers and runners using the towpath.
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F. M. Chrystal's Union Canal
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