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18.09201518th September 2015

Your canal needs you!

Fancy helping to preserve a significant part of Scotland’s industrial past? We’ve had volunteers out recently maintaining and protecting two historic canalside locations: the old...

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14.09201514th September 2015

Heritage Lottery Fund looking to appoint committee members

By IainIn Blog

Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) are looking to appoint three committee members to join their Scotland Committee in 2016. They are an inclusive organisation and keen to...

03.0920153rd September 2015

The Kirk on the Canal

By RoseIn Blog

Polwarth Parish Church in Edinburgh is located beside The Union Canal but a new imaginative initiative in partnership with Scottish Canals and the Armed Forces...

01.0920151st September 2015

Community Fundraiser needed for Scotland’s only waterways charity

By IainIn Blog

Sessional Post – 104 days over 1 year (average 2 days per week) Daily Rate £125 per day Based at SWT Falkirk Office Immediate start...

27.08201527th August 2015

Community groups and local businesses come together to conserve historic canals

By RoseIn Blog

Members of local canalside communities have picked up paint brushes, spades and seed packets to conserve and protect their historic local waterways. Co-ordinated by canal...

27.08201527th August 2015

Vegware have adopted a stretch of the Union Canal in Edinburgh!

By RoseIn Blog

We’re delighted to announce that award-winning, eco-friendly packaging manufacturers Vegware have adopted a stretch of The Union Canal in Edinburgh, and what’s more are now...

27.08201510th September 2015

Scottish Waterways Trust launches Green Action training programme to improve young people’s job prospects in Falkirk

By RoseIn Blog

Scottish Waterways Trust is now recruiting applicants for Green Action, a free youth employability programme based at The Falkirk Wheel. Made possible with Young Start...

26.08201526th August 2015

Butterfly and Bee Benches by the Boats

By RoseIn Blog

Volunteers from the Inverness Men’s Shed have made two beautiful oak benches in the shape of a butterfly and a bee which were installed at...

26.08201526th August 2015

Huge thanks to our first fundraiser!

By RoseIn Blog

A huge well done and thank you to our first Power Hour fundraiser, Melissa Moore, who cycled the towpath from Edinburgh to Glasgow at the weekend...

26.08201526th August 2015

Falkirk ‘canal college’ volunteers up for Heritage Award

By RoseIn Blog

The efforts of the young volunteers or ‘Angels’ involved in the Scottish Waterways Trust canal college project are to be celebrated, as they go up...

20.08201520th August 2015

Over 2,000 Adults and Children in Glasgow Join in Scientific Litter Project

By RoseIn Blog

A report published following a brand new science litter project in Glasgow led by Glasgow Science Festival (GSF), Scottish Waterways Trust and Zero Waste Scotland...

20.08201520th August 2015

Cycling Out of the Struggles: Why I Want to Give Back to the Canals

By RoseIn Blog

On Saturday Melissa Moore is cycling from Edinburgh in the East to Glasgow in the West along the canals to fundraise for Scottish Waterway Trust’s...

Upcoming Events

15sep - 20sep 1510:00 amsep 20Glasgow Doors Open Days: The White House InnExhibition in Maryhill's oldest building

Event Details

The history of Maryhill’s oldest building is deeply linked to the Forth & Clyde canal, with its origins as a public house selling groceries and alcohol to locals and to passing boatmen. There will be an exhibition for visitors, detailing the history of the building and the canal.

The White House is an important early historical landmark in the Maryhill area. It was built in the late 18th century, around the time of the construction of the west side of the Forth and Clyde Canal, the oldest and the longest canal in Scotland, which was completed in 1790.

The White House Inn was built as a public house for those using the canal network – it even served as Maryhill’s first post office. It is situated at the head of Maryhill Locks, near where the main canal joins the spur to Speirs Wharf.

Throughout the week, the building will host an exhibition by Scottish Waterways Trust, detailing the history of the canal in the area.
The White House is now occupied by cycling charity Free Wheel North, who will be organising rickshaw rides along the canal towpath during the Doors Open Day weekend.

Discover Glasgow’s Industrial Heritage: The White House, Maryhill, has played an important role in the history of Scotland’s canal network. In 2015, newly repurposed as a cycling hub which takes advantage of the extensive network of canal towpaths and river walkways, the White House is still relevant to how people of the area think about transportation.

Opening Times - Tue, Wed, Sat & Sun 10am – 4pm

Access - Full Disabled Access

Facilities - Disabled Toilet, Toilets, Refreshments Available

Nearest Train or Subway Station(s): Maryhill, Kelvindale & Summerston
Parking: Car Park Available On-Site – Free of Charge
For more information: http://glasgowdoorsopenday.com/event/white-house-inn/

Time

15 (Tuesday) 10:00 am - 20 (Sunday) 4:00 pm

Organizer

Gemma Wild

[email protected] / 07795 315434

20sep11:00 am- 5:00 pmGlasgow Canal Water Taxis from Lambhill StablesTake a guided boat trip along the canal as part of Doors Open Days

Event Details

Take a trip along the Forth & Clyde Canal and explore its rich industrial heritage. You will travel through the wildlife corridor that is the canal in North Glasgow.

A route to link the Firths of Forth and Clyde by canal had been raised on several occasions. After much debate and deliberation over different schemes, construction of the privately-owned Forth & Clyde Canal was approved by an Act of Parliament in March 1768. The canal was designed by John Smeaton and completed in 1790.

The 35-mile long canal served as a trade route between east and west, carrying coal and other commercial goods between Scotland’s towns and cities. It was to be large enough for seagoing vessels to develop links with trade in Europe and America.

At a time when the road network was limited and generally in a poor condition the canals offered an alternative means of transport that was efficient, relatively fast and tailored to the needs of the growing industrial sector.

The tour will take you through the industrial landscape of North Glasgow. Departing from Scottish Canals Head office on Applecross street you will see one of the remaining historic Bascule Bridges and one of the oldest Canal buildings dating from the late 1700’s. From there you will sail through Firhill Basin and onto Maryhill Locks were the boat will turn before heading to Lambhill Stables. The stables date from the 1820’s and serviced the horses that pulled the ‘Swift Boats’ that brought passengers into the heart of the city.

These and many other historic sights will be highlighted by the on board guides.

Tour Times

Sun 11am & 3pm; 2 hours

Advanced Booking Essential. Booking opens at 10am on Wednesday 26th August 2015. Details of how to book will be updated on this webpage shortly. Please be aware that Doors Open Day events are very popular and will book out quickly.

Please book on the Doors Open Days website: http://glasgowdoorsopenday.com/event/glasgow-canal-water-taxi-from-lambhill-stables/

Access

Limited Disabled Access
There is access for the ambulant disabled into the boat. Access is by steps down onto the foredeck. There may also be a step up to the boat.

Getting Here

Nearest Train or Subway Station(s): Possil & Parkhouse

Parking: On Street Parking Available – Free of Charge

Organisation

Scottish Canals

Time

(Sunday) 11:00 am - 5:00 pm

Location

Canal Towpath by Balmore Road Bridge

Lambhill Stables, 11 Canal Bank North G22 6RD

Organizer

Gemma Wild

[email protected] / 07795 315434

20sep1:00 pm- 3:30 pmBee Scene in EdinburghVolunteer Bumblebee Surveys on the Union Canal

26sep2:00 pm- 4:00 pmUnlock the Story of the Union CanalPart of Doors Open Days Edinburgh

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