This Is My GlasgowA black and white 1860s cast iron lighthouse marking the entrance to Port Glasgow Harbour, with Helensburgh and the hills of the Arrochar Alps in the distance.
The Shipbuilders by John McKenna in Coronation Park in Port Glasgow. Completed in March 2022, each statue is around 10 metres tall.
IAmTorvaThe sun dips low upon the Clyde
A golden hue, both deep and wide
The water gleams, a wondrous sight
Till a seagull steals ma chips in flight
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Truly majestic scenes down at Port Glasgow
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The Clyde is brushed in copper and gold,
As the sky ignites, a sight to behold.
The cranes of Port Glasgow stand tall and still,
Against the red fire of the evening hill.
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nidoran1232 at KillBaitPort Glasgow Rejects 'Most Dismal Town' Award, Leading to Positive New Recognition
The Carbuncle Award, notorious for naming the 'most dismal town in Scotland,' has been scrapped following criticism from Port Glasgow. The town's recent selection for the award triggered a strong backlash, led by social entrepreneur Kevin Green, who rejected the trophy. He criticized the award as 'p... [More info]
Follow GOLFhttps://www.fogolf.com/1044934/port-glasgow-golfers-hold-their-nerve-to-clinch-inverclyde-teams-championship/ Port Glasgow golfers hold their nerve to clinch Inverclyde teams championship #DavidMacFarlane #GolfClubs #GourockGolfClub #Greenock #InverclydeGolf #PortGlasgow #TeamChampions
Undiscovered ScotlandScotland has several "Newark Castles". This one can be found overlooking the River Clyde in Port Glasgow, immediately to the east of one of the river's few remaining active shipyards. Parts of it date back to around 1480. More pics and info: https://www.undiscoveredscotland.co.uk/portglasgow/newarkcastle/index.html
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Allowing the wood to become saturated with saltwater, prevented it from rotting and warping once it were used to build a vessel. The ponds only fell out of use at the start of the 20th Century when the use of seasoned wood as a construction material for ships was replaced by iron and steel.
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The Finlaystone Timber Ponds to the west of Glasgow. Stretching from Langbank to Port Glasgow, these enclosures, formed by driving wooden stakes into the mud on the foreshore, date from the early to mid-18th Century and were used to store the timber needed to construct wooden vessels in the early days of commercial shipbuilding on the Clyde.
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KazMonuments to the past.
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