Steel Lift Bridge at Fountainbridge

Category

Library Item

Item no

4944

Title

Steel lift bridge at Fountainbridge

Description

Buildings border the drained basin of the Union Canal at Fountainbridge. In the background the arches of the steel lift can be seen.

Artist / maker

Chrystal, Francis M.

Date

1920

Size

8.9 x 13.9 cm

Type

Photograph

Location

Edinburgh and Scottish Collection

This title is taken from a contact print index of the volume. No title is given in the volume.

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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Manufacturing Industry > Manufacturing equipment > Pipelines

Places > Edinburgh areas > Fountainbridge

Places > Scotland > Edinburgh

Transport > Infrastructure > Canals

Transport > Infrastructure > Steel bridges

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