Re: Monkland Canal prior to motorway
Posted: Mon Sep 02, 2013 6:34 pm
Thanks Browning, that is a very interesting story. There are a lot of mounds in the wood which appear to be old building remains, rubble etc buried under earth. The parts that are visible look like they are just a small part of the overall structure. Most of the rubble as per the photos seems to be very old. I have no building qualifications but to me it looks like early 20th century maybe older, uneven, varying sizes of stones used in the construction, but there are other parts that look more modern, uniform symmetrical brick structures, again as per the photos.
There is a large area of overgrown grass between the woods and the motorway - now partly covered by the Soccerworld complex where football/rugby fields could have been. Others make mention of football fields further west towards Barlinnie. If you look at the Google map image I posted earlier, there is a rectangular shape visible underneath the grass at the top of the hill at the east corner next to Stepps Rd and the J11 exit.
I got out and took another photo of the motorway for a then now comparison with Alex's other M8 photo from circa 1980
Many thanks to Alex for posting the original older photos
[the photos are actually cropped at the sides for some reason when they appear on the forum, sorry can't work out how to get round that]
There is a large area of overgrown grass between the woods and the motorway - now partly covered by the Soccerworld complex where football/rugby fields could have been. Others make mention of football fields further west towards Barlinnie. If you look at the Google map image I posted earlier, there is a rectangular shape visible underneath the grass at the top of the hill at the east corner next to Stepps Rd and the J11 exit.
I got out and took another photo of the motorway for a then now comparison with Alex's other M8 photo from circa 1980
Many thanks to Alex for posting the original older photos
[the photos are actually cropped at the sides for some reason when they appear on the forum, sorry can't work out how to get round that]