River Clyde Photography

Saturday, 23 January 2010

Aora

Anchored at Millport

Aora is a scientific research vessel based on the Isle of Cumbrae,seen here passing Gourock,click HERE for some more pictures.

Friday, 22 January 2010

Thursday, 21 January 2010

Sun Pillar

Taken from Largs looking towards the Isle of Cumbrae.

Wednesday, 20 January 2010

Tuesday, 19 January 2010

Maersk Lay up ships on the Clyde

Maersk Maryland and Maine seen at the Great Harbour Greenok

Monday, 18 January 2010

Clyde Sunset

Taken from the car ferry MV Jupiter as she returned from Dunoon.

Saturday, 16 January 2010

AB Valencia

At anchor off the coast of Gourock.

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, 23 January 2010

Aora

Friday, 22 January 2010

Fiery Cross

Thursday, 21 January 2010

Sun Pillar

Wednesday, 20 January 2010

Loch Long at Arrochar

Tuesday, 19 January 2010

Maersk Lay up ships on the Clyde

Monday, 18 January 2010

Clyde Sunset

Saturday, 16 January 2010

AB Valencia

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