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White Water-lily (Nymphaea alba)
Most of the clumps of these are on the far side of the canal, but there were a few close enough to the towpath to photograph.
Image: © Anne Burgess
Taken: 25 Jun 2019
0.07 miles
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Canal overflow channel
The channel, unsurprisingly dry in what was a hot summer week, outfalls to the Possil Burn.
Image: © Stephen Craven
Taken: 25 Jun 2019
0.12 miles
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Water-lilies and Reflections
The water of the canal here is mirror-calm, reflecting the leaves of the sycamore trees above the white water-lilies.
Image: © Anne Burgess
Taken: 25 Jun 2019
0.13 miles
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Approaching Stockingfield Junction
Here the Glasgow branch of the Forth and Clyde Canal approaches the main line at Stockingfield Junction.
Image: © Stephen McKay
Taken: 25 Jun 2019
0.16 miles
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Forth and Clyde Canal
Image: © Philip Halling
Taken: 25 Jun 2019
0.16 miles
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Stockingfield canal junction
This is looking along the Forth & Clyde Canal in the direction of Edinburgh (eventually). In the middle distance is the remains of a set of safety gates, installed during World War 2 to allow sections of the canal to be isolated in the event of bomb damage.
Image: © Stephen Craven
Taken: 25 Jun 2019
0.16 miles
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Stockingfield Stop Lock, Forth & Clyde Canal
The stop lock is one of several on the canal installed during the second world war.
According to Wikipedia [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stockingfield_Junction#The_Safety_Gates] 'In 1942 two massive steel safety gates were constructed on the Edinburgh side of Stockingfield Junction at what is known as the Stockingfield Narrows. The purpose of these two hand cranked steel gates was to hold back the waters of the Forth and Clyde Canal to prevent serious flooding in Glasgow in the event of bombing destroying the Stockingfield Aqueduct...'
In the distance are flats at the corner of Lochburn Road and cadder Road.
Image: © Richard Sutcliffe
Taken: 25 Jun 2019
0.16 miles
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Forth and Clyde Canal [27]
The Glasgow Branch of the canal (bottom right of the image) meets the main line at Stockingfield Junction. There are plans to build a new footbridge here to connect all three banks - see https://www.scottishcanals.co.uk/news/stockingfield-bridge/
The Forth and Clyde Canal was completed in 1790 and it provided a route for vessels between the Firth of Forth and the Firth of Clyde at the narrowest part (35 miles, 56km) of the Scottish Lowlands. Closed in 1963, the canal became semi-derelict. Millennium funds were used to regenerate the canal. The Glasgow Branch of the canal is a Scheduled Monument with details at: http://portal.historicenvironment.scot/designation/SM6771
Image: © Michael Dibb
Taken: 25 Jun 2019
0.16 miles
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Forth and Clyde canal, Glasgow branch
Image: © Steven Brown
Taken: 25 Nov 2018
0.16 miles
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Forth and Clyde Canal
Image: © Philip Halling
Taken: 25 Jun 2019
0.17 miles