River Clyde Photography: January 2013

Sunday 20 January 2013

Hebridean Princess

Hebridean Princess berthed at Greenock before she moved to James Watt Dock for her annual lay up.

Sunday 13 January 2013

Rothesay

The paddle steamer Duchess of Montrose departing from Rothesay.

Saturday 12 January 2013

Cemlisle

Cemisle passing Greenock on her way to Glasgow with a cargo of cement.

Monday 7 January 2013

Hebrides

Caledonian MacBraynes Hebrides in James Watt Dock prior to dry-docking at Garvel.

Saturday 5 January 2013

Wednesday 2 January 2013

Caledonian Isles

Ardrossan to Brodick on the Isle of Arran, sailing on board the Caledonian Isles on a glorious summer morning.

Hallaig

MV Hallaig Caledonian MacBraynes latest ferry being fitted out at Ferguson's shipyard at Port Glasgow.

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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