Western Wharf [Granton]
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Western Wharf [Granton]Note: text in square brackets is added for clarity and was not part of the location's name.
Description
This quayside was originally built for the export of coal and later was re-equipped for the import of oil.
A line descended from Breakwater Junction to the Granton Western Breakwater, the line extending to its end. In 1860 two steam cranes were built on the pier for coal export. The facility was built at the expense of the Duke of Buccleuch. One of the cranes was still in use in 1927.
A terminal for the Regent Oil Company (Texaco) was opened in 1961 on the Western Breakwater in connection with the tank farm to the south west, pipes carrying oil uphill along the course of the former line from Breakwater Junction. The first vessel to call was the Texaco Oslo (built at Blythswood Shipbuilding Yard in 1960, scrapped 1987). The terminal was a redevelopment of the existing wharf.
The quay was closed for safety in 1981. The tank farm and associated Texaco Siding [Granton] closed.
Tags
Wharf Oil06/10/2023
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