View of Port Hopetoun Showing Merchandise on the Quay

Category

Library Item

Item no

5007

Title

View of Port Hopetoun showing merchandise on the quay

Description

A man looks at freight on the quay of the Union Canal in Fountainbridge, Edinburgh. In the background a large chimney rises above tenements and other buildings.

Artist / maker

Chrystal, Francis M.

Date

1920

Size

11.3 x 15.7 cm

Type

Photograph

Location

Edinburgh and Scottish Collection

Full title reads'View of Port Hopetoun showing merchandise on the quay, the chimney of Tollcross Power Station for cablecars and Fountainbridge are in the background'

Port Hopetoun was the Edinburgh terminus of the Union Canal. It was closed, along with Port Hamilton in 1922 as canal trade declined. The site was later developed as Lothian House.

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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Architecture > Architectural features > Chimneys

Places > Edinburgh areas > Fountainbridge

Places > Scotland > Edinburgh

Transport > Infrastructure > Canals

Transport > Infrastructure > Piers and wharves

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