Glasgow's River Clyde set the standard for shipbuilding
The Clyde produced one-third of all British shipyard production from the 1860s.
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The Clyde produced one-third of all British shipyard production from the 1860s.
November 23, 2020. IT was no surprise that Fred Walker should make his name as a naval architect, marine historian, author and lecturer. In his youth he spent much of his time in the Kelvingrove Art Gallery, peering through glass cases at the collection of Clyde-built ships. He pored over archives in the Mitchell Library, and he walked the city’s docks with his friend, James Macaulay. The Clyde was then busy with shipping: dredgers, tugs, passenger steamers, and cargo and pleasure vessels such as the King Edward and Queen Mary. Much of what Fred saw, learnt, and read would find its ...