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Hugh Baird (engineer)
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Hugh Baird was a Scottish civil engineer, who designed and oversaw the building of the Union Canal.
Ratho Basin, on the Union Canal
Ratho Basin, on the Union Canal
Slateford Aqueduct
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The Slateford Aqueduct is a navigable aqueduct that carries the Union Canal over the Water of Leith at Slateford, Edinburgh, Scotland. Completed in 1822, it has eight arches and spans a length of 500
Hugh Baird (engineer)
…Falkirk (since replaced by the Falkirk Wheel), it was necessary to construct three substantial aqueducts; the Avon Aqueduct, the Almond Aqueduct and the Slateford Aqueduct. These were designed by Baird with Telford's advice, and are modelled on Telford's Chirk Aqueduct on the Ellesmere Canal. The canal also includes…
Bridge in 2014
Bridge in 2014
The view from the towpath
The view from the towpath
A joint in the iron trough that makes the canal watertight
A joint in the iron trough that makes the canal watertight