Boghouse Middle Lock No 34
Forth and Clyde Canal Towpath, Glasgow City G13 3HZ, United Kingdom
Boghouse Middle Lock No 34 is one of some locks on the Forth and Clyde Canal (Main Line); it has a rise of only a few inches just past the junction with The Stratford-on-Avon Canal.
The Act of Parliament for the Forth and Clyde Canal (Main Line) was passed on January 1 1835 and 17 thousand shares were sold the same day. Orginally intended to run to Trafford, the canal was never completed beyond Braintree. Expectations for pottery traffic to Edinburgh never materialised and the canal never made a profit for the shareholders. Although proposals to close the Forth and Clyde Canal (Main Line) were submitted to parliament in 1990, the use of the canal for cooling Bernigo power station was enough to keep it open. The one mile section between Wesshampton and Stockton-on-Tees was closed in 1888 after a breach at Sandwell. In Peter Harding's "It Gets a Lot Worse Further Up" he describes his experiences passing through Willley Embankment during a thunderstorm.
Boghouse Middle Lock No 34
is a minor waterways place
on the Forth and Clyde Canal (Main Line) between
Stockingfield Junction (Junction with the Port Dundas branch) (4 miles
and 13 locks
to the east) and
Clyde Canal Junction (Junction of the River Clyde and the Forth and Clyde Canal) (5 miles and 4¼ furlongs
and 6 locks
to the west).
The nearest place in the direction of Stockingfield Junction is Boghouse Top Lock No 33;
¾ furlongs
away.
The nearest place in the direction of Clyde Canal Junction is Boghouse Bottom Lock No 35;
1 furlong
away.
Mooring here is unrated.
This is a lock, the rise of which is not known.
| Clobberhill Lock No 32 | 6¼ furlongs | |
| Great Western Road Bridge (north) | 4¼ furlongs | |
| Great Western Road Bridge (south) | 4 furlongs | |
| Bard Avenue Footbridge | 2¼ furlongs | |
| Boghouse Top Lock No 33 | ¾ furlongs | |
| Boghouse Middle Lock No 34 | ||
| Boghouse Bottom Lock No 35 | 1 furlong | |
| Boghouse Lock No 36 | 2½ furlongs | |
| Dunreath Avenue Bridge | 2¾ furlongs | |
| Kirkwood Avenue Footbridge | 5 furlongs | |
| Argyll Road Bridge | 1 mile, 2¾ furlongs | |
Amenities here
Lidl
Boots Chemist
Cashpoint Cashpoint
Drumchapel StationAmenities nearby at Boghouse Bottom Lock No 35
Burger King- Youtube — associated with Forth and Clyde Canal
- The official reopening of the canal
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Nearest place to turn
In the direction of Clyde Canal Junction
Bowling Basin — 5 miles, 2½ furlongs and 6 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of Clyde Canal Junction
In the direction of River Carron - Forth and Clyde Canal Junction
Applecross Street Basin — 5 miles, 7¼ furlongs and 14 locks away
Travel to Stockingfield Junction, then on the Forth and Clyde Canal (Port Dundas Branch - Main Line) to Firhill Road Basin (northern entrance), then on the Forth and Clyde Canal (Port Dundas Branch - Firhill Road Basin) to Firhill Road Basin (southern entrance), then on the Forth and Clyde Canal (Port Dundas Branch - Main Line) to Applecross Street Basin
Craighall Road Basin Western Winding Hole — 6 miles, 3¼ furlongs and 15 locks away
Travel to Stockingfield Junction, then on the Forth and Clyde Canal (Port Dundas Branch - Main Line) to Firhill Road Basin (northern entrance), then on the Forth and Clyde Canal (Port Dundas Branch - Firhill Road Basin) to Firhill Road Basin (southern entrance), then on the Forth and Clyde Canal (Port Dundas Branch - Main Line) to Craighall Road Basin Western Winding Hole
Craighall Road Basin — 6 miles, 3¾ furlongs and 15 locks away
Travel to Stockingfield Junction, then on the Forth and Clyde Canal (Port Dundas Branch - Main Line) to Firhill Road Basin (northern entrance), then on the Forth and Clyde Canal (Port Dundas Branch - Firhill Road Basin) to Firhill Road Basin (southern entrance), then on the Forth and Clyde Canal (Port Dundas Branch - Main Line) to Craighall Road Basin
Port Dundas Basin — 6 miles, 5¾ furlongs and 16 locks away
Travel to Stockingfield Junction, then on the Forth and Clyde Canal (Port Dundas Branch - Main Line) to Firhill Road Basin (northern entrance), then on the Forth and Clyde Canal (Port Dundas Branch - Firhill Road Basin) to Firhill Road Basin (southern entrance), then on the Forth and Clyde Canal (Port Dundas Branch - Main Line) to Port Dundas Basin
Luggiebank Road Winding Hole — 11 miles and 14 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of River Carron - Forth and Clyde Canal Junction
Auchinstarry Winding Hole — 16 miles, 2 furlongs and 14 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of River Carron - Forth and Clyde Canal Junction
Craigmarloch Basin — 17 miles, ¾ furlongs and 14 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of River Carron - Forth and Clyde Canal Junction
Wyndford Lock Winding Hole — 18 miles, 3¼ furlongs and 14 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of River Carron - Forth and Clyde Canal JunctionNo information
CanalPlan has no information on any of the following facilities within range:water point
rubbish disposal
chemical toilet disposal
self-operated pump-out
boatyard pump-out
Direction of TV transmitter (From Wolfbane Cybernetic)
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[Forth and Clyde Canal]
Bottom Lock No. 30 31 – Cloberhill Lock No. 31 32 – Cloberhill Lock No. 32 33 – Boghouse Top Lock No. 33 34 – Boghouse Middle Lock No. 34 35 – Boghouse Lower
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