Hailesland Road and the Union Canal Wester Hailes

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Item no

21329

Title

Hailesland Road and the Union Canal Wester Hailes

Description

A footbridge runs across Hailesland Road and the Union Canal in this picture.Dappled sun picks out a bus stop mid picture but most of the road and all of the towpath are in the shade.There are traces of ice on the towpath and the canal is running high.The brown and white building through the bridge on the right is the Dove Community Centre. Hailesland Park flats can be glimpsed through the bridge in the far distance.

Artist / maker

MacLean, Kevin

Date

2009

Type

Digital image

Location

Edinburgh and Scottish Collection

The Union Canal at Wester Hailes reopened on Saturday 25 August 2001, allowing water passage to central Edinburgh. The original canal was closed over in the late 1960s as new housing was developed in the area. Millennium funding allowed a new canal to be dug out. New bridges and walk ways were built and sculptures commissioned. The canal is now enjoyed by rowers and passengers of barges while the path is a peaceful walk or cycle to and from Wester Hailes into Edinburgh.
The original canal was opened in 1822. It was 31.5 miles long and connected Glasgow to Edinburgh. It was described as Scotland's only contour canal because there were no locks along its entire length.
There were originally six high flats in the development designed by Sir Frank Mears and Partners in 1971/2. Three have since been demolished and the remaining three reclad and individually named, Midcairn, Kilncroft and Drovers Bank. Each have a mix of two and three apartment homes.

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Places > Edinburgh areas > Wester Hailes

Places > United Kingdom > Scotland

Transport > Infrastructure > Bus stops

Transport > Infrastructure > Canals

Transport > Infrastructure > Pavements

Transport > Infrastructure > Pedestrian bridges

Transport > Infrastructure > Roads

Transport > Infrastructure > Street lights

Transport > Infrastructure > Trails and paths

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