River Clyde Photography

Monday, 6 February 2012

Enforcer

Departing Greenock on a misty cold morning.

Sunday, 5 February 2012

Friday, 3 February 2012

HEBRIDEAN PRINCESS

Hebridean Princess seen at James Watt Dock for her annual overhaul.

Thursday, 2 February 2012

Ayton Cross

Svitzers Ayton Cross passing Renfrew on her way back down river.

Wednesday, 1 February 2012

Loch Shira

Loch Shira the Largs/Millport ferry in dry dock at Garvel Greenock.

Tuesday, 31 January 2012

Svitzer Milford

Svitzer Milford returning to James Watt Dock.

Monday, 30 January 2012

Petkum

Container ship being manoeuvred into Greenock Ocean Terminal.

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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Monday, 6 February 2012

Enforcer

Sunday, 5 February 2012

Tugs and Work Boats

Friday, 3 February 2012

HEBRIDEAN PRINCESS

Thursday, 2 February 2012

Ayton Cross

Wednesday, 1 February 2012

Loch Shira

Tuesday, 31 January 2012

Svitzer Milford

Monday, 30 January 2012

Petkum

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