“There iss not a port I am not acquent with from the Tail of the Bank to Cairndow, where they keep the two New Years”
—Captain Para Handy, in “A Lost Man” by Neil Munro (1863–1930)
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The Vital Spark by George Wyllie in the grounds of Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum in Glasgow. A reminder of the days of Clyde Puffers and Neil Munro's Para Handy books.
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"More steam, MacPhail, you blaggard!"
Monument celebrating the wonderful Clyde Puffer, as seen in Para Handy, by the canal marina at Kirkintilloch. Many were built & launched from this spot, one upon a time.
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Taken this day, 2013, the Vital Spark in the snow https://www.flickr.com/photos/woolamaloo_gazette/8542272645/in/photostream/
Actually it's the Maryhill, a working, scale version of the classic Clyde Puffer, many of which were built & launched near this spot in #Kirkintilloch
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