River Clyde Photography

Saturday, 4 April 2009

Thursday, 2 April 2009

Border Shepherd

Built by Lithgows Port Glasgow 1960
Yard No 1130
Engines by J G Kincaid & Co Ltd

Wednesday, 1 April 2009

Tuesday, 31 March 2009

Wilson Grimsby

In the background is Castle Hill Dunoon.

Departing the Clyde after discharging a her cargo at Shieldhall in Glasgow.

Sunday, 29 March 2009

Canopus J

Canopus J leaving the Clyde with a load of empty containers.

click HERE for more pictures of her.

Saturday, 28 March 2009

Forward Bridge

Forward Bridge heading for loch long to discharge her cargo of crude oil.

Tuesday, 24 March 2009

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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Saturday, 4 April 2009

Tugs and Workboats

Thursday, 2 April 2009

Border Shepherd

Wednesday, 1 April 2009

Univoyager

Tuesday, 31 March 2009

Wilson Grimsby

Sunday, 29 March 2009

Canopus J

Saturday, 28 March 2009

Forward Bridge

Tuesday, 24 March 2009

Clansman Departing Gourock

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