Millport Monument

Tomont End at the north point of the Island is a monument which was erected for two midshipmen from HMS Shearwater who drowned nearby .

The inscription on the monument is very difficult to read due to weathering,but local historians tell us that the inscription reads.

"To the Memory of Mr. Charles D. Cayley,
aged 17 years
and
Mr. William N. Jewall,
aged 19 years,
Midshipmen of H.M.S. 'Shearwater'.
Promising young officers,
drowned in the upsetting of their boat near this place,
17 May, 1844.

This Monument is erected in token of their worth by:
Captain Robinson and Officers of the above named vessel."

Glasgow Bridge [NEW]

Glasgow's new bridge is well on the way with the piles now in place.
The bridge connects Tradeston, an area earmarked for urban regeneration, with Broomielaw on the edge of Glasgow’s flagship International Financial Services District.

Dolores Ibarruri ."The Passion Flower"

On the Banks of the Clyde at Custom House Quay, a short walk from the suspension bridge in the heart of Glasgow lies this superb statue of Dolores Ibarruri ."The Passion Flower".

The International Brigade's monument to the British Volunteers in the Spanish Civil War of 1936-9. Their fight against fascism is embodied in the statue of Dolores Ibarruri (1895-1989)

Looking a bit worse for ware these days ,but still a striking sculpture.

More information on her life is HERE

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.

Water Fountain Gourock

Fish Market

Glasgow's fish market was built in 1872 and was in use up to 1977,the style of the building is French Renaissance , a well decorated building considering its use,there are two large carvings of Queen Victoria which are above the large entrance gates.

In the 17th century the Briggait [Bridgegate] as this part of the city is known as was the home to the city merchants the wealthiest of whom built their homes in this part of town.

The Gothic tower which rises out of the buildings around the fish market is known as the Merchants Steeple built in 1659 , its all that remains of a Dutch style Merchants house.

The tower which rises high above the Clyde was used by the merchants to watch for their ships arriving home.