River Clyde Photography

Thursday, 16 February 2012

Sound of Scarba

Western Ferry in at James Watt Dock for annual check up.

Wednesday, 15 February 2012

Spring

Passing Greenock on her way to Rothesay Dock in Clydebank.

Tuesday, 14 February 2012

Monday, 13 February 2012

Loch Fyne ,Loch Portain

Loch Fyne and Loch Portain,Caledonian Mc Brayne Ferry in James Watt Dock for their annual overhaul.

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Bulker at Sheildhall with an Arklow coaster in the background.

Sunday, 12 February 2012

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Seen here at the entrance to the Great Harbour Greenock.

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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Thursday, 16 February 2012

Sound of Scarba

Wednesday, 15 February 2012

Spring

Tuesday, 14 February 2012

Loch Portain

Loch Fyne

Monday, 13 February 2012

Loch Fyne ,Loch Portain

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Sunday, 12 February 2012

SD Salmaid A187

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