River Clyde Photography

Friday, 10 June 2022

MV Loch Riddon

MV Loch Riddon back up ferry for the summer season.

Tuesday, 7 June 2022

The Fife Regatta

The famous Fife yachts built at Fairlie on the Clyde are seen here gathering for the 2022 regatta.

Saturday, 4 June 2022

Wednesday, 1 June 2022

Sound of Scarba

Western Ferry Sound of Scarba at James Watt Dock Gteenock

Sunday, 29 May 2022

Thursday, 26 May 2022

Hunter GK3

Hunter GK3,Loch Long

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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Friday, 10 June 2022

MV Loch Riddon

Tuesday, 7 June 2022

Titan

The Fife Regatta

Saturday, 4 June 2022

Guide Us

Wednesday, 1 June 2022

Sound of Scarba

Sunday, 29 May 2022

Arklow Venture

Thursday, 26 May 2022

Hunter GK3

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