On a very dull and overcast Thursday evening, I set off from the Crown Plaza Hotel on the "Cruiser" along with around one hundred Chamber of Commerce members from across the city. We passed through Bell's Bridge, came about and cruised down to the Erskine Bridge and back. It was interesting to get a perspective on all the well known landmarks from the middle of the river.
The only shipyards left are that of BAE Systems. It was clearly evident how technology has moved on in that field as we had minutes earlier passed the tall ship
Glenlee and we then cruised past a couple of the latest design of ships moored alongside the hangers. It was interesting to note however, that the basic shape of the hull from both were still very similar.
The "Titan Crane", on the site of John Brown's shipyard in Clydebank was particularly impressive. It was recently opened up as a visitor attraction and I was annoyed at not being able to attend the ceremony due to a prior engagement. The experience of going to the top is spectacular, so I have been told. I will be going up to see for myself.
The event was hosted by Clyde Waterfront and everyone on board had a great time.
1 comment:
Hi Stewart, thanks for the great memories of an interesting and 'enlightening' night. Your pics catch the riverbank moods perfectly. Thanks too to the Chamber of Commerce for facilitating the event and the Crew for looking after us Townies!
Your pictures will be a great reference for future generations and they'll be able to mark their changes against this legacy. The Glorious Clyde is back in vogue and it'll be very interesting to see how it all develops and remains in 5, 10, 20 years time.
Best regards, Denis Bell.
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