River Clyde Photography

Sunday 22 June 2014

Cembay

Seen passing Dumbarton on her way to KGV dock Glasgow.

Friday 20 June 2014

Thursday 19 June 2014

Wednesday 18 June 2014

Island Princess

Island Princess the Kilcreggan ferry entering James Watt Dock at the end of her working day.

Tuesday 17 June 2014

King Milo

King Milo a large bulker being escorted downriver by Svitzer tugs.

MV Rover

MV Rover sailing up into the city centre of 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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Sunday 22 June 2014

Cembay

Friday 20 June 2014

Lyle Hill Gourock

Thursday 19 June 2014

Largs

Wednesday 18 June 2014

Island Princess

Tuesday 17 June 2014

King Milo

MV Rover

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