River Clyde Photography: Waverley

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Saturday 12 August 2023

Waverley

Waverley passing the dredger Vox Apolonia on her way home to Glasgow.

Tuesday 8 August 2023

Waverley Troon

Waverley arriving at Troon for the first time in 25 years.

Friday 4 August 2023

Waverley at Dunoon

Waverley at Dunoon the , old wooden pier can be seen in the background, its no longer in use.

Tuesday 1 August 2023

Waverley and Pilot Boat

Pilot boarding Waverley at Ayr,for pictures of her berhing at Ayr Harbour click HERE

Friday 28 July 2023

Waverley at Ayr

Waverley arriving at Ayr ,great care was taken to ensure that the paddle box is not damaged, announcements could be heard instructing passengers to move to one side of the Waverley.

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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