After my previous explore of Glasgow’s Molendinar Burn, I had to go back to cover the downstream section, which runs from Duke Street down to the Clyde.
The downstream tunnel entrance:
First there’s beautiful stone, quite high:
Then stone walls and a brick roof:
Then circular brick, with some neat side drains:
Then lower and oval, with some steeper sections:
It then opens up a bit:
Before getting quite a bit lower:
Going under a large pipe:
A couple more side drains – theses don’t drain into the burn, they end up somewhere underneath it:
Then a whole series of beautiful brick arches:
Then it gets very, very low and goes under the underground rail line from Central Station – I was half way through when a train went overhead:
Then a long, long backbreaking stretch:
Then a junction, where the Camlachie Burn joins the Molendinar – it follows the route of Greendyke Street:
Carrying on a bit further, the burn drops into a smaller pipe, and the way is impassable – this must be almost at the Clyde:
Going back upstream to where the Camlachie joins, there’s a wall and pillar:
Going up Greendyke this time, the way is a lot more pleasant than the burn – much higher:
Some nice changes of construction:
A bit of modern concrete and brick:
Back to brick, and some nice reassuring reinforcement:
Some more beautiful side drains:
Then good old steel pipe, the same as upstream in the previous adventure:
A newer, more open section:
And at this point, I stopped to turn back, as it was getting late:
Stopping only to photograph some subterranean mushrooms:
At a guess, I travelled about a mile and a half under Glasgow – and back again, of course! The Camlachie was still perfectly accessible when I abandoned my stroll, so who knows how far that goes…
Magic photos….great job doing this.
A part of the old town you never knew about…good job..
Love to do this.
fascinating: and to think that – allegedly – Kentigern used to bathe here to rid himself of impure thoughts! Hagiographic nonsense but you never know…
Excellent Work!
Pretty good stuff mate well Impress
Fabulous pictures – and well done, you, for going down all that way. In 1970, when I was in first year at the old Boys’ High in Elmbank Street, we spent a weekend clearing out part of the Molendinar – it was full of prams, half bricks and all the other detritus of city life.
Wow great adventure
Thank you. This is amazing. The brickwork is a work of art ☺️
A world beneath our feet Thank you for your adventurous spirit xxxx
Love the history of Glasgow fantastic pictures.would love to go dow and experience it all. Thank you for sharing
Fascinating pictures, haven’t come across them before – all thanks to Glasgow Live link. Well done and thanks for sharing.
Does it have lighting underneath?
Great pictures and rekindled Glasgow’s forgotten history.
My mother often talked about the molindinar burn when I was young but I never found it !Now I know why!
Amazing stuff my friend its very reminiscent of the tunnels built in ancient Rome stunning
Fabulous photos, of a hidden world.
Thank you for the insight, to the Molindiner. Brave man. Love the colour of the bricks.
Oh this is amazing and creepy but so interesting
I first heard of the Monendiner Burn way back in 1968 when l was at teacher training college (ND) in Glasgow where the geography teacher brought it into many lectures. Shw was very keen that it should not be forgotten. So she would have been delighted with you. Thank for those great photos.. the quality of the brickwork is remarkable.
Margaret. 3/3/2021
To think salmon salmon came up the molindinar to spawn back in the day