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Work on the Falkirk Interchange to link the Union and Forth and Clyde Canals which included an 0.8 mile extension of the Union Canal to the new staircase locks, the upper Falkirk Wheel basin, a tunnel under the Roman Antonine Wall, the Falkirk Wheel, its Aqueduct and basin and the entrance lock from the basin to the Forth and Clyde Canal.
- 314 LUCS R0081 Greenbank Aqueduct construction
Construction of the new Greenbank Aqueduct at the start of the extension to the Union Canal, view is looking west - 314 LUCS R0082 Greenbank Aqueduct construction
Construction of the new Greenbank Aqueduct at the start of the extension to the Union Canal, view is looking west - 314 LUCS R0083 Greenbank Aqueduct construction
Construction of the new Greenbank Aqueduct at the start of the extension to the Union Canal, view is looking east - 314 LUCS R0084 Greenbank Aqueduct construction
Construction of the new Greenbank Aqueduct at the start of the extension to the Union canal, view is looking north west - 314 LUCS R0085 Greenbank Aqueduct construction
New Greenbank Aqueduct almost complete prior to filling the new canal extension, view is looking west - 314 LUCS R0086 Greenbank Aqueduct
Newly completed Greenbank Aqueduct at the start of the extension to the Union canal, view is looking west - 314 LUCS V1517 Greenbank Aqueduct construction
New Greenbank Aqueduct almost complete prior to filling the new canal extension, view is looking west - 316 LUCS R0087 New canal extension at Tamfourhill
Start of new canal extension at Tamfourhill, view is looking west - 318 LUCS R0089 New canal extension at Tamfourhill
New canal extension at Tamfourhill by Station Road bridge, view is looking east - 318 LUCS R0090 Construction Station Road Bridge
Construction of Station Road Bridge, view is looking west towards top of staircase locks - 318 LUCS R0091 Construction Station Road Bridge
Construction of Station Road Bridge, view is looking north west - 318 LUCS R0092 Completed Station Road Bridge
Completed Station Road Bridge before canal filling, view is looking north east - 320 LUCS R0088 New canal extension before staircase locks
New canal extension from Station Road, view is looking east towards staircase locks - 322 LUCS R0104 Staircase lock construction
Construction of staircase locks viewed from top lock - 322 LUCS R0105 Upper basin construction
Construction of upper basin and construction of staircase locks - 322 LUCS R0106 Newly completed basin and locks
Newly completed upper basin and staircase locks - 322 LUCS R0107 Newly completed staircase locks
Newly completed staircase locks - 322 LUCS V1458 Inspection of new locks
Inspection party visting newly completed staircase locks - 323 LUCS R0093 Starting upper basin works
Work has just started on the upper basin, view is looking south - 323 LUCS R0094 Starting upper basin works
Work has just started on the upper basin, view is looking south - 323 LUCS R0095 Upper basin works
Upper basin works, view is looking east - 323 LUCS R0096 New railway bridge
New railway bridge, view from Bonnyhill Road Bridge looking east - 323 LUCS R0097 Upper basin works
Upper basin works, view from Bonnyhill Road Bridge looking east - 323 LUCS R0098 Upper basin works
Upper basin works, view from above railway bridge looking south - 323 LUCS R0099 New tunnel works
Work on new tunnel at upper basin entrance showing new railway bridge, view is looking north - 323 LUCS R0100 Staircase lock construction
Construction of staircase locks, view is looking east - 323 LUCS R0101 Upper basin works
Upper basin works, view from above railway bridge looking south - 323 LUCS R0102 Upper basin works
Work on upper basin, view is looking north east showing new railway bridge and entrance to tunnel - 323 LUCS R0103
- 323 LUCS R0108 Newly completed tunnel
Work on upper basin, view is looking north showing new railway bridge and entrance to tunnel