View of the Union Canal

Category

Library Item

Item no

5036

Title

View of the Union Canal

Description

A man lifts oars out of the water as he rows his boat along the Union Canal at Slateford, Edinburgh.

Artist / maker

Chrystal, Francis M.

Date

1920

Size

10 x 15 cm

Type

Photograph

Location

Edinburgh and Scottish Collection

Full title reads 'View of the Union Canal looking to the bridge which carries the canal over Slateford Road at Slateford Village now a part of greater Edinburgh'

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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Places > Edinburgh areas > Slateford

Places > Scotland > Edinburgh

Sport and leisure > Activities > Rowing

Transport > Infrastructure > Canals

Transport > Water > Boats

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