Sewage sludge boat Garroch Head on the River Clyde at Shieldhall Sewage Works in 1987. In the old days it was possible to get a free day trip on a sludge boat "doon the watter" to the Firth of Clyde, into which the sewage was discharged . The Garroch Head was the last sludge boat and this practice ended in 1998. Scanned from a transparency taken by David Palmar.
19 September 2007
King George V Dock from the south-west in the 1970s
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King George Vth Dock, Glasgow in the 1970s, with the cranes of the Clyde shipyards and the Campsie Fells in the background. Opened in 1931, space was available beside it, but never actually used for further expansion. Scanned from a transparency taken by David Palmar.
19 September 2007
King George V Dock in June 1967
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King George V Dock, Glasgow in June 1967, showing a good number of general cargo vessels using it. The dock opened in 1931. Scanned from a transparency taken by David Palmar.
19 September 2007
King George V Dock in 1975
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King George V Dock, Glasgow in 1975, showing very few general cargo vessels using it. The dock opened in 1931. Scanned from a transparency taken by David Palmar.
19 September 2007
King George V Dock in 1987
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King George V Dock, Glasgow in 1987, showing only one small vessel using it. The dock opened in 1931. Scanned from a transparency taken by David Palmar.
19 September 2007
Rothesay Dock with piles of coal, 1975
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Rothesay Dock with piles of coal, 1975. The dock was built in 1907 and opened by the then Duke of Rothesay. Its purpose was to ease congestion in the upper part of the River Clyde in Glasgow, and to export local coal and supply coal to ships sailing from the Clyde. It imported iron ore for the steelworks in Lanarkshire, before later importing coal again to feed the large power stations of the central belt of Scotland. The coal and iron ore trade has gone, and the dock is now home to the Clyde Boatyard and to Clydebank Port Services. Scanned from a transparency taken by David Palmar.
18 September 2007
John Brown Engineering and Rothesay Dock from the air, 1972
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John Brown Engineering and Rothesay Dock from the air, 1972. The dock was built in 1907 and opened by the then Duke of Rothesay. Its purpose was to ease congestion in the upper part of the River Clyde in Glasgow, and to export local coal and supply coal to ships sailing from the Clyde. It imported iron ore for the steelworks in Lanarkshire, before later importing coal again to feed the large power stations of the central belt of Scotland. The coal and iron ore trade has gone, and the dock is now home to the Clyde Boatyard and to Clydebank Port Services. Scanned from a transparency taken by David Palmar.
18 September 2007
Container ship at Greenock Container Terminal in 1975
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Container ship at Greenock Container Terminal in 1975. The second part of the name is "Archer" but it is not know what the full name is. Any help appreciated! Scanned from a transparency taken by David Palmar.
19 September 2007
Greenock Container Terminal probably in 1971
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Greenock Container Terminal probably in 1971, with many Seatrain containers. Scanned from a transparency taken by David Palmar.
19 September 2007
Greenock Container Terminal and RFA Gold Rover in 1987
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Greenock Container Terminal and RFA Gold Rover in 1987. Scanned from a transparency taken by David Palmar.
