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Port Dundas history

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Port Dundas formed the terminus of a branch of the Forth and Clyde Canal in the centre of Glasgow. The canal was named after Sir Lawrence Dundas, one of the major backers of the canal. It became an industrial centre in the 19th century, with textile mills, chemical works, granaries, distilleries, glassworks and glassworks all operating in the area.

Pinkston Power Station

Coal fired Pinkston Power Station was built at Port Dundas to generate electricity for the Glasgow Corporation Tramways network. A large cooling tower was added in 1954 and was the largest in Europe at the time. It was decommissioned in the 1960s and eventually demolished in the early 1980s.

Industrial decline and regeneration

The Monkland Canal was closed to navigation in 1952 and the Forth and Clyde in 1963. The M8 motorway was constructed to the south, over the route of the canal basin, in the 1970s. The canal and warehouses at Port Dundas were restored as apartments in the 21st century.

Port Dundas Grain Distillery

The Port Dundas Grain Distillery and Dundashill Cooperage, which dates back to 1770, are currently owned by Diageo. It produced Grain whisky used in the Johnnie Walker, J&B, Bell’s, Black & White, Vat 69, Haig and White Horse blended whisky brands.

  

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