Howes Basin
Location type
PlaceName and dates
Howes BasinOpened on the Monkland and Kirkintilloch Railway.
Opened on the Monkland Canal.
Description
This basin is today a tranquil location on the former Gartsherrie Branch of the Monkland Canal. It was formerly a transshipment point between the Monkland and Kirkintilloch Railway and the canal, having coal drops on its eastern side served from Howes on the M&K.
The basin was warmed by the waste water from the nearby iron works, making it an unofficial heated swimming pool.
Tags
Canal basin
| Nearby stations Coatbridge Sunnyside Howes Coatbridge Central [NB] Coatbridge Central Blairhill Kipps Whifflet Upper Whifflet Lower Whifflet [NB] Gartsherrie [M and K] Coatdyke Whifflet Langloan Gartsherrie [GGR] Gartsherrie | Summerlee Iron Works Sunnyside Junction Sunnyside Engine Works Gartsherrie Shed [GGR] Atlas Foundry [Coatbridge] Coatbridge Canal Goods Britannia Works [Coatbridge] Coatbridge Works Railway Foundry Coatbridge Iron Works [1st] Tourist/other Summerlee East Signal Box Summerlee Heritage Centre Summerlee West Signal Box Coatbridge Level Crossing Gartsherrie Iron Works Signal Box |
| Location names in dark blue are on the same original line. | |
Chronology Dates
| / /1828 | Monkland Canal Gartsherrie, Hornock and Summerlee Branch of canal opened, to serve the under construction Gartsherrie Iron Works, Summerlee Iron Works (after 1836) and Howes Basin. |
Books
| The Monkland & Kirkintilloch and associated railways |
