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Russ Keith's - The Murray Burn, the Union Canal and me.

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Some of my memories living in the Calder prefabs near the Union Canal and the Murray Burn in the 1950s.

The original Murray Burn Culvert under the Union Canal.
The original Murray Burn Culvert under the Union Canal.

The original Murray Burn Culvert under the Union Canal.

I lived at 52 Calder Crescent on the Calders P...
The original Murray Burn Culvert entrance on the Bypass side.

The original Murray Burn Culvert entrance on the Bypass side.

Now missing a large tree which blocked half the...
The original Murray Burn Culvert exit from the City side

The original Murray Burn Culvert exit from the City side

Not changed since the1950s except for a few mor...
Steps leading to the Canal Bank

Steps leading to the Canal Bank

Built after the Prefabs were demolished in 1965...
The Union Canal from the Culvert to the Canal Bridge 1950

The Union Canal from the Culvert to the Canal Bridge 1950

Comparison photo showing the Canal Bridge and t...
The Union Canal from the Culvert to the Canal Bridge 2016

The Union Canal from the Culvert to the Canal Bridge 2016

Taken for comparison to the 1950s photo. The B...
The original Boat House on the Union Canal at Sighthill 1950

The original Boat House on the Union Canal at Sighthill 1950

Situated about 400yards south of the Canal Brid...
Site of the old Boat House on the Union Canal 2016

Site of the old Boat House on the Union Canal 2016

The old building was demolished in the 1960s an...