The Union Canal in use and its decline, which started in 1922 with the closure of the Edinburgh basins, and culminated in 1933 with the closure of its junction with the Forth and Clyde canal at Port Downie and subsequent infilling of the locks between the two canals. The Union Canal was formally closed to navigation in 1965.
- 000 LUCS AV001 Aerial view Edinburgh basins c1920
Aerial view Edinburgh basins c1920 which shows the basins of Port Hamilton (mid-to lower left) and Port Hamilton (centre). The Leamington lifting bridge can be seen in its original position on Fountainbridge (bottom cenre right) - 000 LUCS AV002 Aerial view Fountainbridge c1920
Aerial view Fountainbridge circa 1920 before Edinburgh Basins were drained. Port Hamilton can be seen at thetop of the photograph. The simple lifting bridge in the mid right of the photograph has yet to be replaced by the Leamington lidting bridge iwhich is still at its original site in Fountainbridge at the time of this photograph. The curved section of the canal at the top tight is Lochrin basin where the canal now terminates. - 000 LUCS AV003 Aerial view Fountainbridge 1930
Aerial view Fountainbridge in the 1930 after Edinburgh Basins were closed and the canal terminated at Lochrin basin (top right). The Leamington lifting bridge was moved moved Fountainbridge when the Edinburgh basins closed and is now in its current position (mid right). The North British Rubber Company at Fountainbridge employed 8000 workers and was the birth place of the wellie boot. - 000 LUCS H0005 Port Hopetoun Painting
Port Hopetoun painting by James Kinnear (1846 - 1917) - 000 LUCS H0142 Port Hopetoun drained
Port Hoprtoun drained from junction of Fountainbridge and Lothian Road taken after 1922 when basin was closed - 000 LUCS H0145 Entrance to Port Hopetoun on Lothian Road
Entrance to Port Hopetoun at Lothian Road and Morrison Street before closure in 1922 - 000 LUCS H0146 Entrance to Waldie's Coal Yard and Port Hopetoun
Entrance to Waldie's Coal Yard and Port Hopetoun on Lothian Road at junction with Morrison Street. Photo taken prior to its closure in 1922 - 000 LUCS H0148 Port Hopetoun drained
Port Hopetoun drained looking across to Semple Street after it was closed in 1922 - 000 LUCS H0150 Port Hopetoun drained
Port Hopetoun drained. Photo taken from near Warehouse looking across toward entrance to basin and Semple Street after its closure in 1922 - 000 LUCS H0151 Port Hopetoun drained and Semple St bridge
Port Hopetoun drained showing Semple St Bridge. Basin was closed in 1922 - 000 LUCS H0154 Fountainbridge lifting bridge
Lifting bridge at Fountainbridge was erected in 1906 and removed in Novermber 1922 after closure of Port Hopetoun. Bridge was then moved to become the Leamington Road Bridge - 000 LUCS H0159 Port Hamilton entrance
Entrance to Port Hamilton between Fountainbridge and Port Hopetoun and closed in 1922 - 000 LUCS H0161 Canal terminus at Fountainbridge
New canal terminus at under construction showing Fountainbridge lifting brige still at original location - 000 LUCS H0172 Port Hopetoun Warehouse
Port Hopetoun Warehousepre 1922 - 000 LUCS H0174 Fountainbridge lifting bridge from Lochrin basin
Lifting bridge at Fountainbridge was erected in 1906 and removed in Novermber 1922 after closure of Port Hopetoun and termination of canal at Lochrin Basin. Bridge was then moved to become the Leamington Road Bridge - 000 LUCS H0205 Drawing Edinburgh castle and canal
Drawing of Edinburgh castle above Port Hopetoun terminus in 1825 - 000 LUCS H0248 Edinburgh castle and Port Hopetoun painting
1862 painting by Samuel Bough (1822-1878) probably view across from Port Hamilton entrance - 000 LUCS H5001 Sketch of Edinburgh castle above end of Union Canal
Sketch by unknown author of canal before entrance to Port Hamilton below Edinburgh Castle - 001 LUCS H0007 Old Leamington Rd wooden lifting bridge
The old wooden bridge was demolished and replaced by the litfing bridge at Fountainbridge which was no longer required after Port Hopetoun was closed in 1922 and the canal terminated at Lochrin basin - 001 LUCS H0009 Lifting bridge at Leamington road
Lifting bridge at Leamington road was at Fountainbridge until the 1922 closures of the city canal basins - 001 LUCS H0011 Lochrin Basin rowing boats
Pleasure boating in Lochrin basin in the 1930s - 001 LUCS H0012 Viewforth bridge from Leamington Road
Viewforth bridge from Leamington Road. This bridge bears the arms of Edinburgh and Glasgow on the east and west sides respectively - 001 LUCS H0166 Hire boats at Lochrin basin
Hire boats at Lochrin basin - 003 LUCS H0014 Cleaning canal at bridge 1
Cleaning canal at Viewforth bridge. From Evening Despatch on 2nd January 1937 - 013 LUCS H0025 Dredger at Ashley Drive Edinburgh
Dredger at Ashley Drive Edinburgh - 021 LUCS H0016 New Prince Charles aqueduct
New Prince Charles aqueduct at Slateford after its rebuilding in 1937 - 021 LUCS H0141 Old Prince Charles aqueduct
Old Prince Charles aqueduct at Slateford prior to being rebuilt in 1937 - 02201010-4cbb-4a1e-8cad-678072f57081
- 023 LUCS H0020 Slateford Aqueduct old print
Slateford Aqueduct old print - 026 LUCS H0207 Colinton Parish Sunday School boat trip
Colinton Parish Sunday School boat trip embarks for Ratho circa 1909