Canal Basin, Manse Road, Linlithgow, West Lothian, EH49 6AJ
Tel: 01506 671215
Email: info@lucs.org.uk
Acronym or abbreviation: LUCS
Full name: Linlithgow Canal Centre
Formed: 1975
Organisation type and purpose: Membership association (membership is by subscription), present number of members: 300, voluntary organisation, registered charity (charity number CR 45028), museum, suitable for ages: 5+.
Visitor attraction, 3 star grading includes boattrips.
Enquiries to: Publications and Marketing
Secretary (3) Tourism and Publications for (1)
Other contacts: (1) Membership (2) Booking members (2) charters etc bookings (3) publications, webmaster.
Access:
Access to staff: By letter, by email, Internet web pages
Hours: Easter to mid Oct: Sat, Sun, 1400 to 1700 and Mon to Fri, during Jul and Aug Other restrictions: Charters of boats, access to museum by arrangement. Access for disabled people: ramped entry, access to all public areas, toilet facilities Other restrictions: No access to boats.
General description:
Canals, particularly Edinburgh/Glasgow Union Canal and Millennium Link.
Collections:
Audiovisual Display
Museum with display, canal artefacts
Catalogues:
Catalogue for library is in-house only. Catalogue for all of the collections is only available in-house.
Publications list:
is available on-line.
Printed publications:
The Union Canal (a short history, Skinner B C) Copy of Companion (1823)
Internet home pages:
http://www.lucs.org.uk/
About the museum, tea room, boats, society (membership etc), events (past and forthcoming), links to other pages.
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