Falkirk Wheel is sophisticated boat lift connecting the Forth and Clyde Canal with the Union Canal in Tamfourhill, Falkirk, Scotland. Beside the rotating boat lift, there is a visitor's center, opportunities for boat rides on the lift and a pedestrian walkway in the Roughcastle Tunnel. - AsNotedIn
| Y/M/D | Person | Association | Description | Composition | Food | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Y/M/D | Person | Association | Description | Composition | Food | Event |
| 1999/07/00 | RMJM | Architect | During the summer of 1999, The fundamental design of Falkirk Wheel is agreed upon by the British Waterways Board, engineering consultants Arup, Butterley Engineering and RMJM. | |||
| 2000/00/00 | Arup Group Limited | Engineer | Roughcastle Tunnel is built as part of the Millennium Link project to carry the Edinburgh and Glasgow Union Canal under the Antonine Wall, the Edinburgh-Glasgow railway line and Bonnyhill Road, to the southern approach to the Falkirk Wheel. | |||
| 2001/07/00 | Butterley Company | Architect | After being constructed and assembled at the Butterley Engineering plant in Ripley, Derbyshire, the Falkirk Wheel is dismantled, carried to Falkirk, reassembled into five sections on the ground and lifted into place. | |||
| 2002/04/00 | Vandals cause 350,000 Pounds Sterling in repairs and delay the opening the Falkirk Wheel a month by forcing open the wheel's gates - flooding the dry well and damaging electrical and hydraulic equipment. | |||||
| 2002/05/24 | Elizabeth II of England | Dignitary | Queen Elizabeth II opens the Falkirk Wheel as part of her Golden Jubilee celebrations. |
| Particulars for Falkirk Wheel: | |
|---|---|
| Mechanical Structure | Boat Lift |
| Waterway | Canal |
| Historic Use | Canal Related |
| Area of Significance | Engineering |
| Sight Category | Structure |
| Area of Significance | Transportation |
| Historic Use | Water-related |
| Activity | |
|---|---|
| Activity Category | Boating |
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