River Clyde Photography

Wednesday, 12 April 2023

Sunday, 9 April 2023

Titan

Titan work boat belonging to Mirren Marine

Friday, 7 April 2023

MV Loch Fyne

MV Loch Fyne heading for Garvel dry dock.

Wednesday, 5 April 2023

Lady of Lismore

The Isle of Lismore ferry which departs from Port Appin.

Sunday, 2 April 2023

Rubha Nan Gall Lighthouse

Rubha Nan Gall Lighthouse on the Isle of Tobermory.

Thursday, 30 March 2023

MS Ambition

Cruise ship MS Ambition departing the Clyde, she was housing Ukrainian refugees in Glasgow.

MS Ambition

Cruise ship MS Ambition passing Dumbarton.

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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Wednesday, 12 April 2023

Arklow willow

Sunday, 9 April 2023

Titan

Friday, 7 April 2023

MV Loch Fyne

Wednesday, 5 April 2023

Lady of Lismore

Sunday, 2 April 2023

Rubha Nan Gall Lighthouse

Thursday, 30 March 2023

MS Ambition

MS Ambition

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