River Clyde Photography

Thursday, 9 March 2017

Isle of Cumbrae

Twilight over Isle of Cumbrae and the mountains of Arran in the background.

Wednesday, 8 March 2017

Cowal Peninsula

Dunoon,and the Holy Loch with the village of Strone.

James Watt Dock

Loch Fyne,Clansman in dry dock and Isle of Arran.

Tuesday, 7 March 2017

Law Castle

Law Castle West Kilbride for more information and pictures click HERE

Sunday, 5 March 2017

Hebridean Princess

Hebridean Princess pays a visit to Glasgow's famous ships.
Glenlee,Waverley and the Queen Mary

Saturday, 4 March 2017

Ferguson Marine

Isle of Arran ferry taking shape on the slipway of Ferguson Marine.

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, 9 March 2017

Isle of Cumbrae

Wednesday, 8 March 2017

Cowal Peninsula

James Watt Dock

Tuesday, 7 March 2017

Law Castle

Sunday, 5 March 2017

Hebridean Princess

Saturday, 4 March 2017

Isle of Arran

Ferguson Marine

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