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Coatbridge Area

PostPosted: Sun Jan 08, 2006 8:40 pm
by StevenJ
Was being generally nosey in the Coatbridge area on Saturday afternoon, and came accross:

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It looks like it could be old railway property or old canalways? Just next to Coatbridge Central, Can anyone tell me what used to be here?

PostPosted: Sun Jan 08, 2006 9:11 pm
by james73
Great pics. No idea what is was, but it could've been part of the Monkland
Canal?



James H

PostPosted: Sun Jan 08, 2006 9:18 pm
by Schiehallion
I would say it's the old route of the Monkland Canal.

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You can see on this map where the canal would continue south-east below Blairhill before turning north-east towards the station. It would've made sense to build the station next to the canal.

PostPosted: Sun Jan 08, 2006 11:07 pm
by StevenJ
it's not quite the location you suggest - I have done a map where the photos were taken

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Arrow 1 shows where the second picture is taken from
Arrow 2 shows where the last picture is taken from

The other picture is just from under the road bridge......

Nun Aloud

PostPosted: Mon Jan 09, 2006 12:52 am
by Dexter St. Clair
Picture 1 shows a tow path.

The Map shows a Canal treet therefore it must be a secret tunnel leading to a Catholics Only Nuclear Shelter.

PostPosted: Mon Jan 09, 2006 7:55 am
by Alycidon
Now you are venturing into my territory. The top two pictures are of the original route of the Monkland Canal. It was filled in around 1964 but the water still flows through buried pipes to feed the Forth and Clyde Canal in Glasgow. The short pedestrian tunnel connected the platforms on the original Coatbridge Central (LNER) station which was situated on the line above. Full description on http://www.jhowie.f9.co.uk/coatbridge.htm
More about the Monkland Canal and a small photograph of the canal at StevenJ's location when still filled with water
http://www.monklands.co.uk/features/monklandcanal.htm

Re: Nun Aloud

PostPosted: Mon Jan 09, 2006 10:46 am
by Schiehallion
Dexter St. Clair wrote:it must be a secret tunnel leading to a Catholics Only Nuclear Shelter.


To hide from the weapons of MASS destruction.

Right, whit jaiket's mine.

PostPosted: Mon Jan 09, 2006 11:02 am
by Alycidon
Just as well they filled in the canal, there would have been plenty in Coatbridge wanting to jump in yesterday afternoon. After all they would not have wanted to jump in the Clyde! ::):

PostPosted: Mon Jan 09, 2006 11:17 am
by Alycidon
Here is an arial view of the vicinity, the pedestrian tunnel is just above and to the left of the advertising hoarding in the middle left of the photograph, originally it gave access to the station building which was on the opposite side of the tracks. The canal runs from the bottom left of the photograph and the photographs show the old bed of the "Gartsherrie and Hornock Cut", just off to the left of the ariel view.

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PostPosted: Mon Jan 09, 2006 5:40 pm
by lordsleek
whats the date of that foty alicydon? good of the cinema too.

PostPosted: Mon Jan 09, 2006 7:15 pm
by Alycidon
Hi Lordsleek

It's might be off the Scran site, given to me by a big laddie that ran away without telling me about any copyright, taken 19th February 1960 (The Scotsman Publications Ltd)

PostPosted: Mon Jan 09, 2006 8:02 pm
by lordsleek
hehe I hate when that happens

PostPosted: Mon Jan 09, 2006 10:07 pm
by StevenJ
lordsleek wrote:whats the date of that foty alicydon? good of the cinema too.


this was the cinema on Saturday...........

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PostPosted: Wed Jan 11, 2006 2:17 pm
by tommytank
what happened to the canal then? why did they drain it?

PostPosted: Wed Jan 11, 2006 4:01 pm
by Alycidon
The canal had fallen out of use well before WW2 and it became a rat infested death trap for children. Following a successful campaign the process to fill in the canal started in 1964 beginning with the sections between Sheepford (Coatdyke, Locks Street) and Drumpellier and Easterhouse and Glasgow City Centre. The section from Calderbank to Sheepford was fill in at a later date.
The canal still exists through Drumpellier Park and the flow of water is maintained by underground pipes that feed the Forth and Clyde at Port Dundas