THE Clyde Tidal Weir is a unique B-listed weir and bridge structure located at Glasgow Green. It has three large steel sluice gates which are raised or lowered depending on the tide and river conditions allowing the Weir to maintain the River Clyde upstream at a constant level. These sluice gates were designed by the engineer and inventor of the “Roller Sluice”, Francis Stoney. In all, 180 sluices were built to his designs and they are located across the world including at the Manchester Ship Canal, the River Rhone at Geneva, the Thames at Richmond. In August 2017, the North gate malfunctioned causing damage to the Tidal Weir. Before it could be lowered back into place, the river level dropped and large parts of banks were exposed. As a consequence, specific areas of the riverbank suffered significant damage. This is still visible at Adelphi Street, Waterside Street and Carstairs Street.
The facilities will be given an upgrade The initiative is worth over £2.5m and will be delivered in partnership with the National Lottery Heritage Fund, Historic Environment Scotland, the Robertson Trust, Glasgow City Council, the William Grant Foundation, The Hugh Fraser Foundation, the Architectural Heritage Fund and many others. The project comes as part of community heritage activities to encourage more people to use the River Clyde. As part of this, volunteers from Glasgow Disability Alliance have been involved in boatbuilding activities and a dedicated heritage engagement officer has held nature walks as well as celebrating the heritage of the East End of the city.