SAW018847 SCOTLAND (1948). Falkirk, general view, showing Montgomery Street and West Mains. An oblique aerial photograph taken facing north. This image has been produced from a print.

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Title [SAW018847] Falkirk, general view, showing Montgomery Street and West Mains. An oblique aerial photograph taken facing north. This image has been produced from a print.
Reference SAW018847
Date 1948
Link Canmore Collection item 1314894
Place name
Parish FALKIRK
District FALKIRK
Country SCOTLAND
Easting / Northing 290757, 681362
Longitude / Latitude -3.7524423067395, 56.012766194147
National Grid Reference NS908814

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Railway and Forth & Clyde Canal - the Swing Bridge is just off the photo to the left.

Mike Holder
Friday 23rd of October 2020 11:45:44 AM
West Mains which lies just to the east of the railway line and south of the Forth and Clyde Canal.

Mike Holder
Friday 23rd of October 2020 11:44:10 AM
Grangemouth/Falkirk Road bridge over railway line coming down from the Aluminium Works to the NW.

Mike Holder
Friday 23rd of October 2020 11:41:28 AM
Mid Thorn which lies just to the SW of the Grangemouth Road bridge over the railway.

Mike Holder
Friday 23rd of October 2020 11:39:06 AM
Westfield - which lies between the Grangemouth Road to the north and Cunningham Gardens to the south.

Mike Holder
Friday 23rd of October 2020 11:36:09 AM
Cunningham Gardens

Mike Holder
Friday 23rd of October 2020 11:34:16 AM
Now Helix Park.

Speed
Wednesday 10th of September 2014 10:31:17 PM

Alex Buchanan
Monday 30th of June 2014 09:45:47 PM
This road is naturally called Grangemouth Road. Wish it looked like the photo, it is now a very busy road. Oh! how times change

buchanan
Friday 14th of June 2013 06:47:31 PM
West Mains Farm. Falkirk New Football Stadium and the new Fire Station are now built on this land.

buchanan
Friday 14th of June 2013 06:45:45 PM
I think this was Westfield farm. The fire station is on the same patch, but further south.

Alex Buchanan
Monday 30th of June 2014 09:41:56 PM
Alexanders blue bird bus

buchanan
Friday 14th of June 2013 06:42:51 PM
Kincardine Bridge (was a swing bridge at one point) to allow ships to sail up the River Forth as far as Stirling

buchanan
Friday 14th of June 2013 06:39:53 PM
West Mains Farm, hard to believe this is all housing now

buchanan
Thursday 30th of May 2013 12:13:13 AM
This became known as lower Bog

buchanan
Thursday 30th of May 2013 12:12:01 AM
Yes it is the low bog and it is Montgomery Street to be precise and again if you look it is just like a building site, so they're just building it.

Alex Buchanan
Monday 30th of June 2014 09:44:43 PM
Bus on it's way to Grangemouth

buchanan
Thursday 30th of May 2013 12:09:05 AM