River Clyde Photography

Monday 15 October 2018

Semper Victoria

Semper Victoria fishing boat at East India Harbour Greenock.

Friday 12 October 2018

SD Nothern River

Sd Nothern river at the entrance to the Holy Loch

Wednesday 10 October 2018

Symphony Sky

Cargo ship heading for KGV Dock Glasgow.

Tuesday 9 October 2018

Stenberg

Passing Greenock having paid a visit to Rothesay Dock in Glasgow.

Friday 5 October 2018

Wednesday 3 October 2018

Freeway

Heading for the Holy Loch to discharge her load.

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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Monday 15 October 2018

Semper Victoria

Friday 12 October 2018

SD Nothern River

Wednesday 10 October 2018

Symphony Sky

Tuesday 9 October 2018

Stenberg

Friday 5 October 2018

Arklow falcon

Wednesday 3 October 2018

Freeway

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