River Clyde Photography: Loch Shira

Monday 8 June 2009

Loch Shira

Loch Shira ,the Largs to Cumbrae ferry passes Greenock heading for Garvel dry dock.

5 comments:

Anonymous said...: NICE BLOG.; 8 June 2009 at 16:41
Anonymous said...: Steering issues apparently; 8 June 2009 at 17:02
Anonymous said...: Hate to be picky, but it goes from Largs to Cumbrae Slip rather than all the way round to Millport. Sorry :)

Nice photos again. Rarely does a day go by when I don't check this site. Keep up the good work.; 9 June 2009 at 00:55
Gerard Ward said...: Thanks for pointing that out,glad you enjoy the site,always nice to know that someone's looking!

Gerry; 9 June 2009 at 01:08
Jane's Blogs said...: Nice clear shots.; 9 June 2009 at 05:02

River Clyde Photography

Over half of Scotland’s population lives within a short distance of the River Clyde, from its humble beginnings in South Lanarkshire where it is created by two streams the Patrail Water and the Daer Water, the two streams meet at Watermeetings where the River Clyde starts.

It’s not long before it reaches picturesque Lanark and its famous waterfalls. It eventually finds its way to Glasgow who’s citizens in the 18^th century narrowed and deepened and ultimately industrialised the river making it one of the most famous shipbuilding rivers in the world, Glasgow did indeed make the Clyde and of course the Clyde made Glasgow, at its peak the Clyde shipyards built a fifth of the worlds ships.

During the 2^nd world war Winston Churchill said that “Liverpool and Glasgow were the lungs in which the country breathed through”. Ship building along with heavy industry is all but dead on the Clyde, the majority of our industrial heritage was swept away in the 70s and 80s leaving few traces of the rivers famous past.

Leaving Glasgow, the Clyde broadens as you pass the towns of Dumbarton, Port Glasgow and Greenock, who all played a part in making the Clyde famous through shipbuilding.

At the Tail of the Bank the river broadens once more and becomes the firth with its many sea lochs coastal towns and villages.

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Monday 8 June 2009

Loch Shira

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