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Monday 26 May 2008
Loch Shira
Sunday 25 May 2008
Deutschland
Departing Greenock ocean terminal yesterday was Deutschland , as the name would suggest she is a German cruise ship,built in 1994 for Peter Deilmann Cruises.
The ship received a lot of indirect publicity in late July 2000 with the crash of the Concorde supersonic jet liner. All of the passengers on the ill-fated Concorde that crashed just outside Paris were on a Peter Deilmann charter on their way to New York. They had planned to embark on a cruise on the Deutschland.
These photographs are especially for the charming lady I met on Lyle Hill,who was on holiday from Wales.
Saturday 24 May 2008
Friday 23 May 2008
Seabus
Seabus is a small passenger only ferry which sails from Gourock to Kilcreggan and Helensburgh .
The ferry is popular with tourists in the summer months,Kilcreggan offers enjoyable walks and superb views of Loch Long and the Firth of Clyde.
The ferry is also a vital link for people who work for the Ministry of Defence at Coulport,without the ferry they would face an arduous journey round the Rosneath Peninsula.
Wednesday 21 May 2008
Fish Market
Glasgow's fish market was built in 1872 and was in use up to 1977,the style of the building is French Renaissance , a well decorated building considering its use,there are two large carvings of Queen Victoria which are above the large entrance gates.
In the 17th century the Briggait [Bridgegate] as this part of the city is known as was the home to the city merchants the wealthiest of whom built their homes in this part of town.
The Gothic tower which rises out of the buildings around the fish market is known as the Merchants Steeple built in 1659 , its all that remains of a Dutch style Merchants house.
The tower which rises high above the Clyde was used by the merchants to watch for their ships arriving home.
Western ferries
Tuesday 20 May 2008
HMS Smiter
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