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View of Union Canal taken from steel bridge
Chrystal, Francis M., 1920, Photograph
View of Union Canal taken from steel bridge
View of Union Canal taken from steel bridge
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Title
View of Union Canal taken from steel bridge, Fountainbridge, looking north-east
Description
Barges are moored by the side of the Union Canal in Fountainbridge, Edinburgh. Buildings can be seen in the background and a section of the towpath is visible on the right.
Artist / maker
Chrystal, Francis M.
Date
1920
Size
12 x 16 cm
Type
Photograph
Location
Edinburgh and Scottish Collection
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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The Union Canal and Fountainbridge
F. M. Chrystal's Union Canal
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