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.

Scrapbook created by Stuart Laidlaw

The original Murray Burn Culvert under the Union Canal.

The original Murray Burn Culvert entrance on the Bypass side.

The original Murray Burn Culvert exit from the City side

Steps leading to the Canal Bank

The Union Canal from the Culvert to the Canal Bridge 1950

The Union Canal from the Culvert to the Canal Bridge 2016

The original Boat House on the Union Canal at Sighthill 1950

Site of the old Boat House on the Union Canal 2016

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