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Port Dundas Places Overview: History, Culture & Facts about Port Dundas

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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.

You can visit Port Dundas places with Walkfo Port Dundas to hear history at Port Dundas’s places whilst walking around using the free digital tour app. Walkfo Port Dundas has 392 places to visit in our interactive Port Dundas map, with amazing history, culture & travel facts you can explore the same way you would at a museum or art gallery with information audio headset. With Walkfo, you can travel by foot, bike or bus throughout Port Dundas, being in the moment, without digital distraction or limits to a specific walking route. Our historic audio walks, National Trust interactive audio experiences, digital tour guides for English Heritage locations are available at Port Dundas places, with a AI tour guide to help you get the best from a visit to Port Dundas & the surrounding areas.

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392 tourist, history, culture & geography spots

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Best Port Dundas places to visit

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Port Dundas has places to explore by foot, bike or bus. Below are a selection of the varied Port Dundas’s destinations you can visit with additional content available at the Walkfo Port Dundas’s information audio spots:

St Andrew’s Cross, Glasgow St Andrew’s Cross, also known as Eglinton Toll, is a road junction in the south side of Glasgow, Scotland. The junction is known as the St Andrew Cross.

Tradeston Tradeston (Scots: Tredstoun) is a small district in the Scottish city of Glasgow adjacent to the city centre on the south bank of the River Clyde.

Sandyford, Glasgow Sandyford is north of the River Clyde and forms part of the western periphery of Glasgow. Formerly the name of a ward under Glasgow Town Council in the early 20th century. It is within a continuous area of dense urban development bordering several other neighbourhoods.

Kelvinside Kelvinside is situated north of the River Clyde and is bounded by Broomhill, Dowanhill and Hyndland. It is an affluent area of Glasgow, with large Victorian villas and terraces. As with Morningside, Edinburgh, residents are sometimes said to have a “pan loaf” accent.

Milton, Glasgow Milton is a district in the Scottish city of Glasgow, situated north of the River Clyde. The housing scheme is about 2+1/2 miles (4 kilometres) north of Glasgow City Centre.

1990 Auckland Jewish daycare stabbing A mentally ill woman attacked the playground of the Jewish Kadimah School’s daycare in Central Auckland, stabbing four children with a knife. The attack continued as other young students looked on “in horror”, while members of staff ran to help the children. The woman, 52-year-old Pauline Janet Williamson, was eventually disarmed by a male teacher. The children, aged 6 to 8, were hospitalised immediately afterwards.

Tradeston Flour Mills explosion The Tradeston Flour Mills exploded on 9 July 1872. Eighteen people died and at least 16 were injured. The mill was owned by Matthew Muir & Sons and had been in operation for 30 years.

Equestrian statue of William III, Glasgow The equestrian statue of William III in Cathedral Square, Glasgow, is a 1735 work by an unknown sculptor. It is the work of a sculptor unknown.

Chinatown, Glasgow Chinatown in Glasgow is a Chinese shopping complex that opened in 1992 in Cowcaddens. Chinatown is a shopping complex in the Scottish city. It is located in the centre of the city’s Chinatown.

Clydeside distillery Clydeside distillery is the first active distillery in Glasgow for over 100 years. When production began in 2017 it was the first to produce Scotch whisky in Glasgow.

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