River Clyde Photography

Friday, 1 February 2013

MV Argyle

Departing Wemyss Bay for Rothesay on a clear winters day.

Bayou Dreamer

Bayou Dreamer heading into James Watt Dock after a days fishing and not a life jacket to be seen.

Sunday, 20 January 2013

Hebridean Princess

Hebridean Princess berthed at Greenock before she moved to James Watt Dock for her annual lay up.

Sunday, 13 January 2013

Rothesay

The paddle steamer Duchess of Montrose departing from Rothesay.

Saturday, 12 January 2013

Cemlisle

Cemisle passing Greenock on her way to Glasgow with a cargo of cement.

Monday, 7 January 2013

Hebrides

Caledonian MacBraynes Hebrides in James Watt Dock prior to dry-docking at Garvel.

Saturday, 5 January 2013

RMS Queen Mary

Abstract from log dated May 1948.

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, 1 February 2013

MV Argyle

Bayou Dreamer

Sunday, 20 January 2013

Hebridean Princess

Sunday, 13 January 2013

Rothesay

Saturday, 12 January 2013

Cemlisle

Monday, 7 January 2013

Hebrides

Saturday, 5 January 2013

RMS Queen Mary

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