Lock 9,Forth & Clyde Canal

Maker
James Flockhart
Production date
(Early 20th Century)
 Description
A puffer sits at Lock 9 in the Forth and Clyde Canal. The lock-keepers' houses are in the background. The puffer is heading east, travelling light. The ground is covered in snow.

This photo is not available as a scanned image. You can see the original in the Archives in Callendar House.

Object detail

Department
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Maker
Production date
(Early 20th Century)
Subject place
Lock 09/Forth and Clyde Canal/Camelon/Falkirk area
Subject notes
Canals provided a cheap way of transporting bulky or heavy raw materials like pig iron and coal, but when the railways came they struggled to compete. These larger puffers plied the canal, Firth of Clyde and the West Highlands.
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.
Accession number
P02478

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