Sluice gate control on derelict arm of a lock gate, Forth and Clyde Canal, Bankside, Falkirk

Maker
Tom Astbury
Production date
03 May 1980
 Description
This photo is not scanned. You can see the original in the Archives in Callendar House

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Maker
Production date
03 May 1980
Subject place
Forth and Clyde Canal/Bainsford/Falkirk area
Bankside/Bainsford/Falkirk area
Subject notes
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
P09596

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