River Clyde Photography: December 2012

Thursday, 27 December 2012

Sound of Shuna

Sound of Shuna,the Gourock to Dunoon ferry seen in James Watt Dock.

Sunday, 23 December 2012

Hebridean Princess

Hebridean Princess making her way up to Greenock were she anchored for the evening.

Friday, 21 December 2012

The harbour at Saltcoats hasn't seen much activity since the late sixties early seventies when it would have been full of boats waiting to take tourists for a sail round the bay.
Click HERE for a postcard dated 1966.

Thursday, 13 December 2012

Vos Inspirer

Vos Inspirer is a multi purpose offshore vessel,seen here at Garvel dry dock.

Wednesday, 12 December 2012

Beaumont

At anchor off the coast of Gourock.

Tuesday, 4 December 2012

MV Argyle

Caledonian MacBrynes MV Argyle,the Rothesay ferry being moved from Garvel dry dock to James Watt Dock on a freezing December morning,she was in for her annual check up and maintinance.

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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