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 Bowling Basin
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Chris H
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Posted: Tue Sep 26, 2006 12:12 pm

this evening Amber and I went for a walk at Bowling basin, this is where the millenium canal link ends (links the clyde to the forth) its also a boat graveyard, a lot of wrecks have been removed in a clean up plan but theres still a few rotten hulks there.

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looking back east to the erskine bridge

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the link

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I liked this

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signpost

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hand cranked lifting bridge

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rest of the pics

http://www.renault-turbo.com/chris/bowling%20basin/
andy 16v
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Posted: Tue Sep 26, 2006 2:23 pm

Some nice pics there chris! It's a shame to see boats left like that, i have abit of a thing for them and would love to own my own instead of building them for rich folk. Very Happy
Chris H
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Posted: Tue Sep 26, 2006 2:29 pm

yeah I love boats myself Andy, a lot of boats were actually cleared out a while back.

http://www.theherald.co.uk/news/58394.html

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/scotland/4826004.stm
andy 16v
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Posted: Tue Sep 26, 2006 3:11 pm

There was alot of history beneath the water there then!
Chris H
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Posted: Tue Sep 26, 2006 11:52 pm

theres a lot of stuff like that in the clyde and round scotland. All worth visiting.
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