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Ribbon of Light
Our feature magazine containing articles about the Falkirk area, the canal network and other stories of interest. (ribbon of light is a 'romantic' name for the canal as seen from above - 'zif you didn't already know that.. )
Issue 4
| Sir Laurence Dundas - The Father of Grangemouth |
Sir Laurence Dundas
ONE of the highlights of the new century in Falkirk District and throughout central Scotland is the Millennium Link, the multi-million pound project to re-open the coast-to-coast canal route for the first time in 40 years.
Decades ago, the canals played a major role in the industrial growth of Falkirk and surrounding areas, and the completion of the Forth & Clyde Canal in the late 1700s led directly to the establishment of the port of Grangemouth.
However, neither the canal nor the town would ...
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| Lewis Hay Irvine - Church of Scotland Reformer |
Lewis Hay Irvine
LEWIS HAY IRVING was inducted to Falkirk Free Church in November 1843 from the parish of Abercorn in West Lothian.
In the six months since it had been formed, the congregation had grown to 250 and Mr Irving set himself the task of building the members a new church.
This was perhaps the earliest example of his energy and commitment to Falkirk and within a year a fine new church stood proudly in the Garrison, close to the present site of the Post Office.
It opened in November 1844, cost £I400 t...
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| John Russell - Royal Watchmaker |
John Russell
IN 1785, Falkirk's town fathers, the Stentmaister's, decided the steeple clock at the Tolbooth was in need of urgent repair and invited tradesmen to tender for the job.
 The contract to "repair, wind-up and keep the clock in good order" was awarded to John Russell, a man destined to become one of Falkirk's most famous and respected Bairns, and someone entitled to include Kings, Princesses and Czars among his list of admirers.
Russell was, by all accounts, something of a genius when it cam...
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