River Clyde Photography

Friday, 2 May 2008

Tarnfors

Transfors anchored of the coast of Gourock awaiting for a high tide to allow her to make her way upriver to Rothsey dock.

Pole Star

Pole Star operated by The Commissioners of Northern Lights.

Thursday, 1 May 2008

Vic 32

Vic 32 on her way down the Clyde after spending the night in Glasgow

Vic 32

Vic 32 departing James Watt Dock

Arriving at the Glasgow River Festival 2007

Once a popular sight on the river, there are only a few working puffers left, always a pleasure to watch.

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, 2 May 2008

Tarnfors

Daring

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Pole Star

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Thursday, 1 May 2008

Vic 32

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