Taken on my 1st digital camera, a Nikon Coolpix E900 on 29 May 2001
End of the Union Canal 200M south of the Scottish Widows building. Following a 2002 leak in which millions of gallons of water flooded nearby streets, this section of the canal was emptied.
March 2003
August 2011
The heavy machinery will be difficult to dismantle, making this a longer job than the area to the west side of Viewforth.
The restaurant was called Cargo at the Fountainbridge end of the canal.
Zoomed in on fine detail on the bridge where Viewforth crosses the Union Canal
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This and the next 6 images are captured from an Insta 360 One X video.
Bordering the canal, a new building appears years after the brewery vacated the site.
The green panel is part of Boroughmuir School at Viewforth.
↑ 7 minutes long video cycling from Bruntsfield to the Slateford Aqueducts and back via the Union Canal. Recorded on Insta 360 One X
↑ Edinburgh’s Canal Festival 2019. In the Raft Race a raft capsizes throwing the 2 women into the water. A rescue boat helps them recover and the plucky souls continue the course.
↑ The Edinburgh end of the Union Canal during the Canal Festival 2019.
