River Clyde Photography: January 2014

Thursday 30 January 2014

Ayton Cross

Ayton Cross seen heading for home after escorting HMS Northumberland down the river from a visit to Glasgow.

Tuesday 28 January 2014

Bruiser

Clyde Marines tug Bruiser passes the cruise liner Hebridean Princess on her way to Victoria harbour.

Monday 27 January 2014

Sunday 26 January 2014

Caledonian Isles

The Caledonian Isles making her way to Brodick on a summers evening, Ailsa Craig takes on an almost pyramid shape from this angle.

Saturday 25 January 2014

Svitzer Warrior

Svitzer Warrior heads for home after bringing a bulkker down from Glasgow on a wet and misserable day.

Friday 24 January 2014

MV Caledonian Isles

Caledonian Isles in James Watt Dock after her winter check up at Garvel dry dock.

Thursday 23 January 2014

Ali Cat

Argyll Ferries Ali Cat braves the poor weather on her way to Dunoon.

Wednesday 22 January 2014

Eurodam

MS Eurodam is a Signature class cruise ship for Holland America Line.

Tuesday 21 January 2014

Sound of Soay

Sound of Soay making her way from Gourock to Hunters Quay Dunoon.

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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