Firhill Road Basin (northern entrance)
Firhill Road Basin (northern entrance) is on the Forth and Clyde Canal (Port Dundas Branch - Main Line) a few kilometres from Longford.
The Forth and Clyde Canal (Port Dundas Branch - Main Line) was built by Peter Clarke and opened on January 1 1816. The canal joined the sea near Dover. Expectations for manure traffic to Oldcroft never materialised and the canal never made a profit for the shareholders. Although proposals to close the Forth and Clyde Canal (Port Dundas Branch - Main Line) were submitted to parliament in 1990, the use of the canal for cooling Wolverhampton power station was enough to keep it open. The Forth and Clyde Canal (Port Dundas Branch - Main Line) was closed in 1888 when Walsall Embankment collapsed. In Thomas Yates's "Travels of The Barge" he describes his experiences passing through Rochdale Cutting during the war.
Early plans of what would become the Forth and Clyde Canal (Port Dundas Branch - Firhill Road Basin) were drawn up by Cecil Hunter in 1835 but problems with Salford Locks caused delays and it was finally opened on January 1 1782. Orginally intended to run to Leeds, the canal was never completed beyond Tiverton except for a three mile isolated section from Boggin to Oxford. The Forth and Clyde Canal (Port Dundas Branch - Firhill Road Basin) was closed in 1955 when Polecroft Aqueduct collapsed. In 2001 the canal became famous when William Wright swam through Crewe Boat Lift in 17 minutes live on television.

| Forth and Clyde Canal (Port Dundas Branch - Main Line) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Ruchill Old Railway Aqueduct | 1 mile | |
| Ruchill Street Bridge | 6½ furlongs | |
| Bilsland Drive Aqueduct | 4½ furlongs | |
| Maryhill Road Footbridge | 3 furlongs | |
| Nolly Bridge No 53 | ¼ furlongs | |
| Firhill Road Basin (northern entrance) | ||
| Firhill Pound (Port Dundas Branch - Main Line) | 1¼ furlongs | |
| Firhill Road Basin (southern entrance) | 2¼ furlongs | |
| Firhill Road Narrows | 2¼ furlongs | |
| Claypits Footbridge | 4 furlongs | |
| Applecross Street Basin | 6 furlongs | |
| Forth and Clyde Canal (Port Dundas Branch - Firhill Road Basin) | ||
| Firhill Road Basin (northern entrance) | ||
| Firhill Road Basin Pound | ¾ furlongs | |
| Firhill Stadium Moorings | 1¼ furlongs | |
| Firhill Road Basin (southern entrance) | 1¾ furlongs | |
Amenities nearby at Nolly Bridge No 53
Amenities nearby at Firhill Pound (Port Dundas Branch - Main Line)
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![The Nolly Bridge. Detail of the Charles Rennie Mackintosh inspired patternwork in the concrete and railings. See also [[1177264]]. by Thomas Nugent – 13 February 2009](https://s1.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/01/17/72/1177273_6bba13f5_120x120.jpg)
![Canal milestone. By the Nolly Bridge [[1177264]] on the Glasgow branch of the Forth and Clyde canal at Firhill basin. by Thomas Nugent – 13 February 2009](https://s3.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/01/17/72/1177267_56b702d7_120x120.jpg)












![Firhill Road bridge. The workmen were just setting up for the day's work - [[6214637]] was taken later the same day. by Stephen Craven – 25 June 2019](https://s3.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/06/32/21/6322123_969863ba_120x120.jpg)


![Forth and Clyde Canal [20]. Erected in 1991 to replace the former Firhill Bridge, this bridge carries Firhill Road over the canal. Firhill Bridge was originally a bascule bridge and then culverted. The plaque beneath the new bridge refers to it as Nolly 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 by Michael Dibb – 25 June 2019](https://s0.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/06/24/83/6248396_ed1ecd43_120x120.jpg)





![Modern flats at Firhill. Overlooking the Forth and Clyde canal on one side and Firhill Park on the other [[1176408]]. by Thomas Nugent – 13 February 2009](https://s3.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/01/17/72/1177291_9281f191_120x120.jpg)




