The Rocket Man at Lambhill Stables in the north of Glasgow. It was creates from scrap metal by Steve Keniry and Billy Lafferty. It's made from 7 gas bottles, 6 beer barrels, 1 compressor tank and several kilos of stainless and mila steel.
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With the introduction of Scotland's first intercity train line between these two cities in 1842, the passenger-carrying Swifts faced stiff competition and soon fell out of favour.
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The horses used to tow these boats would have been changed here, and at other regularly spaced stables along the canal, to allow the passengers to get between Edinburgh and Glasgow as quickly as possible.
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The early 19th Century Lambhill Stables on Forth and Clyde Canal in Glasgow. This was part of a fast passenger boat system of the canal known as Swifts.
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Looking out over the northern edge of the Roman Empire from the Lambhill Stables in Glasgow, or at least what was its northern edge between AD 142, when the Antonine Wall was constructed, and AD 162, when it was abandoned as the Romans pulled back to Hadrian's Wall.
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Hey folks!
Come and collect your free packed lunches and evening meals for kids from 12pm-2pm Tuesday - Friday this week!
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Who’s planning on using their lockdown time to tackle a jigsaw or 2? I’ll be starting this on my next day off, show us your jigsaws! 🧩🧩🧩#jigsaw #lockdown #stayhomestaysafe #lambhill #lambhillstables
Our Universal Credit advisor is having a break today. But our friends at CAB have kindly given us the following number to call 07403 113027.
We are assured normal service here at #LambhillStables will be next Monday (8th).
It's our time for awards it seems, congratulations to one of our valued volunteers, Frances McSherry who is celebrating her Community Achievement from Glasgow Kelvin College, well done Frances congratulations from us all at #LambhillStables @GKCollege
Well done to our Wednesday Environment Group for their involvement in this, we are looking forward to going. #LambhillStables #Youth
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