View of open wooden bascule bridge at Camelon Bridge
Maker
Unknown
Production date
Circa 1900
Description
View from west side of the Camelon bascule bridge in open position. A steam lighter is passing through. To the left, a sail-powered barge is tied up to the canal side while its cargo of timber is unloaded into a shed. There is a large chimney in the background.
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Object detail
The Forth and Clyde Canal opened in 1790, allowing ships to sail from coast to coast and to dock in Glasgow. It stimulated the growth of heavy industry in the Falkirk area. It closed in 1962 and re-opened in 2001.
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