River Clyde Photography

Friday, 23 May 2014

Arklow Bridge

Arklow Bridge seen passing Dumbarton and Greenock.

Wednesday, 21 May 2014

Monday, 19 May 2014

MTS Victory

MTS Victory arrived on the Clyde to help tow a ferry berthing extension for Ullapool Pier which was being constructed at Inchgreen dry dock. Click HERE for pictures.

Monday, 12 May 2014

Saturday, 10 May 2014

Friday, 9 May 2014

Bounder

Bounder,heading for Glasgow to collect scrap metal.

Thursday, 8 May 2014

Fehn Courage

Fehn Courage heading for Glasgow.

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, 23 May 2014

Arklow Bridge

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Clara K

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MTS Victory

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Largs Marina

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Velox

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Bounder

Thursday, 8 May 2014

Fehn Courage

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