Kelvin Aqueduct

Location type

Bridge

Name and dates

Kelvin Aqueduct (1790-)

Description

This substantial four 50ft arch aqueduct carries the Forth and Clyde Canal over the River Kelvin. The river passes under the two western arches. Engineer: Robert Whitworth. Construction began in 1787 and the canal through to Bowling opened in 1790.

East of the aqueduct are the Kelvin Dock and Maryhill Locks. To the west is Dawsholm Quay.

Under the two eastern arches were lines from the Glasgow Central Railway's Dawsholm Gas Works branch.

Dawsholm station, a short lived terminus, was to the south. Painted onto the aqueduct's parapet in large capital letters, and visible from the north, was:
CALEDONIAN RAILWAY DAWSHOLM PASSENGER STATION
The text, black on a painted white background, remains still partly visible.

Parallel, and to the south, was the Kelvindale Viaduct [Gas Works] carrying the line to Temple Gas Works which also crossed the Kelvin. The piers remain standing today.

Tags

Aqueduct

External links

Canmore site record
NLS Collection OS map of 1892-1914
NLS Collection OS map of 1944-67

Facilities

Listing: B


Nearby stations
Dawsholm
Kelvindale
Maryhill
Maryhill [Temporary]
Summerston
Kelvinside
Maryhill Central
Anniesland
Gilshochill
Kirklee
Hyndland [1st]
Lochburn
Hyndland
Botanic Gardens
Jordanhill
Kelvindale Viaduct [Gas Works]
Dawsholm Viaduct [Gas Works]
Dawsholm Tunnel
Lock 25 [FCC]
Dawsholm Printworks
Lock 24 [FCC]
Lock 23 [FCC]
Kelvindale Viaduct [Paper Works]
Kelvin Dock
Lock 22 [FCC]
Skaethorn Road Bridge
Dawsholm Gas Works
Lock 21 [FCC]
Tourist/other
Dawsholm Quay
Maryhill Locks [FCC]
Location names in dark blue are on the same original line.