This was only one of a number of weirs along the Kelvin which provided power and water to a variety of different industries.

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The weir for the North Woodside Flint Mill on the River Kelvin in Glasgow.

Built in 1846, the weir created a pool reaching up as far as Ha'penny Bridge. Water was drawn from this pool along a shallow channel before it passed through a tunnel under the mill and back into the Kelvin. A wheel reached down into this tunnel and was turned by the water flowing underneath to provide power for the mill.

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