Firhill Road Basin (southern entrance)
Basin next to Firhill Road Stadium, home of Partick Thistle FC
Firhill Basin, Forth and Clyde Canal Glasgow Spur Towpath, Glasgow G20 7BB, United Kingdom
Firhill Road Basin (southern entrance) is on the Forth and Clyde Canal (Port Dundas Branch - Main Line) a few miles from Brighton.
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.
Firhill Road Basin (southern entrance)
is a minor waterways place
at the junction of
the Forth and Clyde Canal (Port Dundas Branch - Main Line)
with
the Forth and Clyde Canal (Port Dundas Branch - Firhill Road Basin).
Firhill Road Basin (northern entrance) (Basin next to Firhill Road Stadium, home of Partick Thistle FC)
is on
the Forth and Clyde Canal (Port Dundas Branch - Main Line),
2¼ furlongs
to the northwest.
Port Dundas Basin (Once formed the terminus of the Monkland Canal)
is on
the Forth and Clyde Canal (Port Dundas Branch - Main Line),
1 mile and 2¼ furlongs
and 2 locks
to the southeast.
Firhill Road Basin (northern entrance) (Basin next to Firhill Road Stadium, home of Partick Thistle FC)
is on
the Forth and Clyde Canal (Port Dundas Branch - Main Line),
1¾ furlongs
to the northwest.
The nearest place in the direction of Firhill Road Basin (northern entrance) is Firhill Pound (Port Dundas Branch - Main Line);
1 furlong
away.
The nearest place in the direction of Port Dundas Basin is Firhill Road Narrows;
a few yards
away.
The nearest place in the direction of Firhill Road Basin (northern entrance) is Firhill Stadium Moorings;
½ furlongs
away.
Mooring here is unrated.
| Forth and Clyde Canal (Port Dundas Branch - Main Line) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Bilsland Drive Aqueduct | 6¾ furlongs | |
| Maryhill Road Footbridge | 5¼ furlongs | |
| Nolly Bridge No 53 | 2½ furlongs | |
| Firhill Road Basin (northern entrance) | 2¼ furlongs | |
| Firhill Pound (Port Dundas Branch - Main Line) | 1 furlong | |
| Firhill Road Basin (southern entrance) | ||
| Firhill Road Narrows | a few yards | |
| Claypits Footbridge | 1¾ furlongs | |
| Applecross Street Basin | 3¾ furlongs | |
| Rockvilla Bascule Bridge | 4 furlongs | |
| Applecross Wharf | 4¼ furlongs | |
| Forth and Clyde Canal (Port Dundas Branch - Firhill Road Basin) | ||
| Firhill Road Basin (southern entrance) | ||
| Firhill Stadium Moorings | ½ furlongs | |
| Firhill Road Basin Pound | 1 furlong | |
| Firhill Road Basin (northern entrance) | 1¾ furlongs | |
Amenities nearby at Firhill Pound (Port Dundas Branch - Main Line)
Lidl
Cashpoint RBS
BP Hawthorn S.S (Do Not Use)
Plumbing Trade Supplies
- 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 Firhill Road Basin (northern entrance)
Luggiebank Road Winding Hole — 8 miles, 3½ furlongs away
Travel to Firhill Road Basin (northern entrance), then on the Forth and Clyde Canal (Port Dundas Branch - Main Line) to Stockingfield Junction, then on the Forth and Clyde Canal (Main Line) to Luggiebank Road Winding Hole
Auchinstarry Winding Hole — 13 miles, 5¾ furlongs away
Travel to Firhill Road Basin (northern entrance), then on the Forth and Clyde Canal (Port Dundas Branch - Main Line) to Stockingfield Junction, then on the Forth and Clyde Canal (Main Line) to Auchinstarry Winding Hole
Craigmarloch Basin — 14 miles, 4¼ furlongs away
Travel to Firhill Road Basin (northern entrance), then on the Forth and Clyde Canal (Port Dundas Branch - Main Line) to Stockingfield Junction, then on the Forth and Clyde Canal (Main Line) to Craigmarloch Basin
Wyndford Lock Winding Hole — 15 miles, 7 furlongs away
Travel to Firhill Road Basin (northern entrance), then on the Forth and Clyde Canal (Port Dundas Branch - Main Line) to Stockingfield Junction, then on the Forth and Clyde Canal (Main Line) to Wyndford Lock Winding Hole
Bowling Basin — 10 miles, 6 furlongs and 19 locks away
Travel to Firhill Road Basin (northern entrance), then on the Forth and Clyde Canal (Port Dundas Branch - Main Line) to Stockingfield Junction, then on the Forth and Clyde Canal (Main Line) to Bowling Basin
In the direction of Port Dundas Basin
Applecross Street Basin — 3¾ furlongs away
On the Forth and Clyde Canal (Port Dundas Branch - Main Line) in the direction of Port Dundas Basin
Craighall Road Basin Western Winding Hole — 7¾ furlongs and 1 lock away
On the Forth and Clyde Canal (Port Dundas Branch - Main Line) in the direction of Port Dundas Basin
Craighall Road Basin — 1 mile, ¼ furlongs and 1 lock away
On the Forth and Clyde Canal (Port Dundas Branch - Main Line) in the direction of Port Dundas Basin
Port Dundas Basin — 1 mile, 2¼ furlongs and 2 locks away
On the Forth and Clyde Canal (Port Dundas Branch - Main Line) in the direction of Port Dundas BasinNo information
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rubbish disposal
chemical toilet disposal
self-operated pump-out
boatyard pump-out
Direction of TV transmitter (From Wolfbane Cybernetic)
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Aug 9, 2018 ... A new accessible path network, including an arts, heritage and nature trail, will be created. ... The one at the northern entrance to the basin will be a fixed bridge while the one at the southern will be an opening bridge. A Living on the Water facility will be provided at Firhill Basin featuring 26 residential ...
Jul 1, 2019 ... Firhill Basin, southern entrance ... without taking the hazardous route round the north of Scotland or the longer route via the English Channel.
On the Current Edition of the OS 1:10 000 map (1984), it is possible that the wartime lock may be the feature shown on the canal, near the southern entrance to the ...
May 5, 2006 ... surrounded on Firhill Road and South Drive at pavement level by a high brick ... the entrance/exit for residential parking for 37 spaces and the second ... up on the towpath of the Canal which is in close proximity to Firhill Basin.