River Clyde Photography

Friday, 11 March 2016

Waverley

Paddle steamer Waverley passing Gourock.

Tuesday, 8 March 2016

World War 11 Remains

The remains of a WW11 mine watchers post close to the Erskine bridge.

Saturday, 5 March 2016

Minna

Minna fishery patrol vessel at anchor off the coast of Ardrossan.

Forth Explorer

Forth Explorer survey boat on the Clyde.

Thursday, 3 March 2016

Tuesday, 1 March 2016

Pinnau

Departing from Diesel Wharf with a cargo of scrap metal.

Monday, 29 February 2016

Emden F210

German frigate at Faslane.

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, 11 March 2016

Waverley

Tuesday, 8 March 2016

World War 11 Remains

Saturday, 5 March 2016

Minna

Forth Explorer

Thursday, 3 March 2016

PO Express

Tuesday, 1 March 2016

Pinnau

Monday, 29 February 2016

Emden F210

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