What is recorded here
This red commemorative plaque records: Leamington Lift Bridge. Erected over the Union Canal at Fountainbridge in 1906. Relocated here in 1923 when the canal was cut back from Port Hopetoun to the Lochrin Basin. Recorded plaque organisation: National Transport Trust.
Leamington Lift Bridge, originally erected over the Union Canal at Fountainbridge in 1906, is a notable example of early 20th-century engineering relocated to its current site in 1923 due to canal modifications, reflecting adaptive reuse practices in urban development.
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