Glasgow Harbour

This is the illustrated story of Glasgow Harbour - the port and ship building centre along the River Clyde from Glasgow Green to the River Kelvin and beyond to Clydebank which became the greatest seaport in Scotland and one of the largest in Britain. It portrays the early history, development, pioneering inventions, and importance nationally and internationally of Glasgow Harbour, as well as its regeneration today. From the seventeenth century Glasgow became one of the major hubs of trade across the Atlantic and to the rest of the world. In the eighteenth century Glasgow adopted new methods to deepen and engineer the River Clyde to make it more useful and the largest and most advanced docks were to be built; with some 12 miles of busy quayside lining the river. By the nineteenth century Glasgow was also the world-leading ship-building centre, and at its peak over 70 shipping lines operated from the city. Although heavy industry in Glasgow has shrunk today much of the waterfront is being regenerated.