St Rollox Foundry
Location type
WorksName and dates
St Rollox FoundryServed by the St Rollox Canal.
Description
This foundry was directly east of the St Rollox Chemical Works, over Castle Street (the foundry was at number 236). The site was L shaped - it ran north up Castle Street from Garngad Road to Charles Street. It also ran east along Charles Street (which was on the north side of the works). The foundry was at a bend on the St Rollox branch of the Cut of Junction between the Monkland Canal and Forth and Clyde Canal.
The foundry built several early locomotives for the Garnkirk and Glasgow Railway - opened 1831 - which was only a short distance to the north (in fact the St Rollox Works was built to the north, on the north side of the railway).
Locomotives built were
1833/1835 - an 0-4-0 'Frew'
1840 - three 0-6-0s 'Victoria', 'St Rollox' and 'Carfin' (with vertical boilers)
Tags
Foundry01/03/2021
| Nearby stations Glasgow (Townhead) St Rollox [2nd] Garngad Barnhill High Street Springburn Buchanan Street College [1st] Glasgow Queen Street Low Level Glasgow Queen Street High Level Cowlairs Bellgrove Alexandra Parade Buchanan Street [Subway] Gallowgate | Castle Street Coal Depot Clyde Bottle Works St Rollox Flax Mills Glasgow Pipe Foundry Inchbelly Works St Rollox Cotton Mill St Rollox Canal Junction [Canal] St Rollox Works Glasgow Iron Works Provan Hall Coal Depot [Canal] St Rollox Chemical Works St Rollox Basin Caledonian Pottery Bredesholm Coal Depot [Canal] Tourist/other Inchbelly Level Crossing |
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