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.
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Ice breaker in dry dock west of Avon Aqueduct - 238 LUCS H5003 Avon Aqueduct from keeper's cottage
Avon Aqueduct from dry dock keeper's cottage before its restoration - 280 LUCS H0009 Locomotive in canal
Shunting locomotive in canal at swing bridge to loading bay at Redding Colliery, date unknown, probably 1930s - 281 LUCS H5010 Luftwaffe photograph of Redding
Luftwaffe aerial reconnaissance photograph of Union Canal at Redding which marks Redding pit and Nobel Explosive works. Taken in 1939 - 282 LUCS H0084 Nobel Swing bridge at Redding
Swing bridge that used to link the two parts of Nobel's explosives factory at Redding Factory closed 1966 - 282 LUCS H5005 Nobel Swing bridge at Redding
Swing bridge that used to link the two parts of Nobel's explosives factory at Redding 1952 factory closed 1966 - 312 LUCS H0091 Lock pound by railway viaduct
Boys swimming in Falkirk lock pounds by railway viaduct. Locks were closed in 1933 - 314 LUCS H0093 Union canal locks and railway viaduct
Union canal locks went under the railway viaduct. This pictures shows locks 7 to 11 above the viaduct. Locks closed in 1933 and infilled. Later railway was moved to the north on an embankment and old viaduct demolished - 314 LUCS H0212 Union Canal lock flight
Union canal locks 7 to 11 south of the railway viaduct as shown in photograph 314 H0230. The flight of 11 locks was closed in 1933 and infilled - 314 LUCS H0230 Union canal locks under railway viaduct
Union canal lock No 6 under railway viaduct. The flight of 11 locks closed in 1933 and infilled. Later railway was moved to the north on an embankement and old viaduct demolished - 314 LUCS H0231 Railway bridge over lock 4
Falkirk locks showing railway line to Camelon Chemical Works. Its bridge crosses lock 3. The photograph is looking north with lock 4 in the foreground. The flight of 11 locks were closed in 1933 - 317 LUCS H0095 Camelon junction at end of Union Canal
Camelon junction at Port Downie where Union Canal joined Forth and Clyde canal until the locks where closed in 1933 - 317 LUCS H0097 Port Downie
End of Union Canal at Port Downie where it joined Forth and Clyde Canal. Port Downie and locks closed in 1933 - 317 LUCS H5006 Camelon junction at end of Union Canal
Camelon junction at Port Downie where Union Canal joined Forth and Clyde canal before locks where closed in 1933 - 4E05003D-5491-4214-954F-D0BBE7DC325C
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- Canal Basin
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- Working on the Canal
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