MV Jupiter passing a rainbow,I took these photographs in March 2008,it was a fairly bad day weather wise,almost impossible to take photographs due the torrential rain and severe winds.
Saturday 12 July 2008
MV Jupiter
MV Jupiter passing a rainbow,I took these photographs in March 2008,it was a fairly bad day weather wise,almost impossible to take photographs due the torrential rain and severe winds.
Friday 11 July 2008
Thursday 10 July 2008
Wednesday 9 July 2008
Govan Town Hall
The silhouette of Govan Town Hall,built a few hundred yards from the once famous Govan dry docks.Govan of course was famous for its shipyards the first of which were built in the 1840s,the town hall which was built in 1901 to a fairly grand design for a Burgh shows the wealth and optimism that must have prevailed in the area the time.
The architects were Thomson and Sandilands.
Tuesday 8 July 2008
Monday 7 July 2008
Fishing Boats
Fishing boats at Troon harbour,like the rest of the country the fleet has been much reduced,these days a lot of the catches are crabs,and shell fish.
Friday 4 July 2008
The Waverley
Approaching the pier at Dunoon
60 years of Clyde shipbuilding in the same frame,Waverley passing Diamond on the slipway at Govan.
Approaching Rothsey
The Waverley is the worlds last sea going paddle steamer,launched on the 2 October 1946 at The A and J Inglis yard in the River Kelvin.
After many years of successful sailing on the Clyde and her sea lochs ,her owners Cal Mac withdrew her from service in 1973.
She was presented to the Paddle Steamer Preservation Society for £1 ,with an incredible amount of hard work from many enthusiasts she re entered service in 1975.
Each summer she plies the waters of the Clyde and the Thames ,she is now the last in a long line of steamers which started with Henry Bells Comet in 1812.
Diamond
The Royal Navy destroyer Diamond taking shape on the slipway of the BAE shipyard,better known as Fairfields at Govan
Wednesday 2 July 2008
Tuesday 1 July 2008
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