The flood water was pumped out of the pit and into the canal (c) Falkirk Archives & Museums

Redding Colliery was leased from the Duke of Hamilton. It was due to his support for the canal, to get coal into Edinburgh, that the canal basin in Edinburgh was named Port Hamilton.

One of Scotland's worst pit disasters happened at Redding pit no.23 on the north bank of the canal. On 25 September 1923 sixty six men were trapped underground when water burst through into the mine from old flooded workings.

Accident at Redding (c) Falkirk Archives & Museums

This Redding Colliery pug ended up in the canal when the driver didn't realise the canal bridge was open.

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