Stockingfield Junction
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Stockingfield Junction is a canal junction which lies between Maryhill and Ruchill in Glasgow, Scotland. It opened in 1777, and closed in 1963, followed by restoration and a re-opening in 2022. At fir
Stockingfield Junction looking towards Port Dundas in 2022
The Stockingfield Narrows 'Safety or Stop Gates'.
Stockingfield Junction in 2016
Stockingfield or Lochburn Road Aqueduct.
Forth and Clyde Canal
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The Forth and Clyde Canal is a canal opened in 1790, crossing central Scotland; it provided a route for the seagoing vessels of the day between the Firth of Forth and the Firth of Clyde at the narrowe
Stockingfield Junction
…and closed in 1963, followed by restoration and a re-opening in 2022. At first a terminus it formed the junction for the Port Dundas branch off the Forth and Clyde Canal main line from 1777. The canal from Edinburgh built by John Smeaton first reached Stockingfield in 1775 and due to the lack of funds work halted for…
The Forth and Clyde Canal, near Bonnybridge and Larbert
Bar Hill and Twechar with Kilsyth and Croy in the background
The branch within Glasgow from Maryhill to Port Dundas, showing Ruchill Church.
The unique Drop Lock at Dalmuir takes boats below a fixed bridge.