Fish Market

 The interior of Glasgows old Fish Market it opened in 1873 and lasted untill the late 70s.

Henry Bell obelisk

 

The 1838 obelisk in Bowling, West Dumbartonshire, Scotland, is dedicated to Henry Bell who pioneered the steam engine and designed the paddle-steamer Comet.

Dalmoak House

 Dalmoak House is a small mansion built in the Gothic style by William Simpson in 1866,the house lies on the western slopes of the Vale of Levan a few miles from Renton.

The house was built for John Aiken of Glasgow,Aiken's involvement in the wine and spirits mercantile trade was the basis for the house's nickname, 'Brandy Castle'.

Rhu Parish Church

 Sitting close to the Gareloch is Rhu Parish Church built in 1851 by William Spence , its a very pleasing Gothic tower which dominates the small village of Rhu.

Port Glasgow Town Buildings

 

The building was designed by David Hamilton in the neoclassical style, built in ashlar stone at a cost of £12,000 and was completed in December 1816. The design involved a symmetrical main frontage with five bays facing northwest along Fore Street; the central section of three bays featured a full-height tetrastyle portico with Doric order columns supporting an entablature and a central roundel which was flanked by volutes and contained the town's coat of arms. The outer bays were fenestrated with sash windows and flanked by full-height pilasters supporting an entablature and a balustrade. At roof level, there was a central three stage tower, with round headed windows and Ionic order columns in the first stage, an octagonal piece with clock faces in the second stage and a belfry in the third stage. The tower was surmounted by a spire, which was 150 feet (46 m) high, and a weather vane. Internally, the principal room was the council chamber, which had a coffered and vaulted ceiling; the building also contained courtrooms and a series of prison cells.

The town buildings continued to serve as the headquarters of Port Glasgow Burgh Council, but ceased to be the local seat of government when the enlarged Inverclyde District Council was formed in 1975. After the building had stood empty for twelve years and had become seriously dilapidated, an extensive programme of refurbishment works was completed in August 1996. The works involved the removal of the rear wall, which had originally been harled, and the erection of a modern extension. These changes allowed the ground floor of the building to be used as a public library, and the first floor to become offices for a public body, Caledonian Maritime Assets Limited. Following further works, which included the reconfiguration of the library space and the creation of a new atrium, the building re-opened in August 2021

Big Idea Irvine

 The Big Idea was a science centre located in the town of Irvine, North Ayrshire, Scotland. Located on the former Nobel Explosives manufacturing site on the Ardeer Peninsula, a new science and learning centre was planned in 2000 by the Millennium Commission, to celebrate the history of invention and inventors.

An estimated £14 million was spent for the construction of the exhibition.[1] After only 3 years of operation, the museum permanently closed in 2003 after a major decline in visitor numbers. As of 2024, no plans have been made for the former museum's redevelopment and it continues to lie abandoned on the peninsula.

Barclay Curle Crane Glasgow

The Barclay Curle Crane is a disused Titan or giant cantilever crane at the former Barclay Curle shipyard at Whiteinch, Glasgow, Scotland.

It was built by Sir William Arrol & Co. in 1920.

It is category A listed, and one of four such cranes remaining on the River Clyde.

West Boathouse

 The Category B Listed West Boathouse was constructed in 1905 as a semi-detached clubhouse for Clydesdale and Clyde Amateur Rowing Clubs, (established 1856 and 1865 respectively) and owned by Glasgow City Council (GCC). The building was listed in 1993 on the basis of its architectural and heritage significance.

County Buildings Ayr

 The County buildings Ayr stands a few hundred yards from the seafront, an impressive sandstone eleven bay frontage the building was used as a courtroom.

It was built in 1818 by Robert Wallace in the neo classical style an extension was constructed in 1931 by Alex Mair.

The building these days is used by south Ayrshire council.

Ardrosson

 

Ardrossan Harbour control tower, no longer in use.

Greenan Castle Ayr

Poised on the very edge of the South-Ayrshire coast, the now-ruinous skeleton of Greenan Castle nevertheless retains much of its imposing grandeur. Ideally situated for anticipating enemy attacks from the sea, in 1601 the fortification was actually the site of inter-clan fighting, ambush and murder. The execution of Sir Thomas Kennedy in the woods outside Greenan Castle formed the basis for 'An Ayrshire Tragedty', a short play by Sir Walter Scott.

Info courtesy of  https://ayrshireandarran.com/

James Watt

 James Watt statue in Glasgow Green, close to were he had his great idea on the steam engine.

“I had gone to take a walk on a fine Sabbath afternoon, early in 1765. I had entered the Green by the gate at the foot of Charlotte Street and had passed the old washing house. I was thinking upon the engine at the time, and had gone as far as the herd’s house, when the idea came into my mind that, as steam was an elastic body, it would rush into a vacuum, and if communication were made between the cylinder and an exhausted vessel, it would rush in to it, and might be condensed without cooling the cylinder….. I had not walked further than the golf house when the whole thing was arranged in my mind.”

Dalzell House

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Dalzell Houseis a historic house in Motherwell, North Lanarkshire, Scotland. It is located to the south of the town, on the north bank of the River Clyde. At its core is a 15th-century tower house, with extensive additions built during the 17th and 19th centuries. In the 1980s the house was restored and divided for sale as eighteen private apartments, while the surrounding Dalzell estate is now owned by North Lanarkshire Council

Kildonan Castle

 Kildonan Castle stands in the small village of Kildonan on the southern coast of the Isle of Arran in Scotland. The castle's name is derived from the name of a former resident, Saint Donan, who is said to be buried on the island.

It was built in the 13th century by the MacDonalds, the Lords of the Isles. The castle stands on the cliffs, overlooking the island of Pladda and the entrance to the Firth of Clyde. It was built to defend against enemies attacking through the Firth.

It was used as a hunting lodge by the Kings of Scotland, including Robert III, when the island belonged to the crown. The castle became the property of the Earls of Arran in 1544.

Information courtesy of Wikipedia.

Ardrishaig

 Ardrishaig is a coastal village on Loch Gilp, at the southern entrance to the Crinan Canal in Argyll and Bute in the west of Scotland. It lies immediately to the south of Lochgilphead, with the nearest larger town being Oban.