River Clyde
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River Clyde
Shipbuilding in Clyde came
to its own in the early part of the 20th
century, with considerable output in period
covering the two major World Wars. Decline
set in during the 1960s. Still, shipbuilding
yards are still existence at Greenock,
Scotstoun, and Govan. Today, Clyde is being
reinvented as an area for residential
development, business, and recreation
center.
Historically, the River Clyde has a long
story to tell, many of which are worth the
telling. The Cunard, a shipping line which
includes the QE2, the Queen Mary, the Royal
Yacht Britannia, and the Queen Elizabeth,
was founded in Glasgow and all said liners
were built on the Clyde River at Clydebank.
The inventor of the separate condenser
(which invention made the steam engine
viable economically), James Watt (who was
born in Greenock), came up with the idea
while walking along the river in 1765 on
Glasgow Green.
The last paddle steamer that can is
ocean-worthy in the world, the Waverley, was
built by A & J Inglis in 1947 in Glasgow’s
River Clyde. It is still being used on the
Clyde today, for an authentic paddle steamer
trip ‘doon the watter’ still being enjoyed
by thousands of passengers.
Before becoming famous on the stage, the
actor-comedian Billy Connolly, was born in
Glasgow’s small town of Patrick in 1942. He
worked in a shipyard in Clyde before fame
overtook him.
