#river clyde

[ocelotrevs]

6th June 2022

Ig: walkuponacloud

#water #waterfall #river clyde #nature #my photography #Scotland #photography #trees

[scotianostra]

September 27th 1938 saw the 80,000-ton liner Queen Elizabeth, then the largest passenger ship ever built, launched at John Brown's shipyard, Clydebank.

Plans to use Queen Elizabeth as a passenger liner were put on permanent hold at the outbreak of World War II. However the ship was not safe in Scotland, and was a known target for the Luftwaffe.

As such, Queen Elizabeth was painted grey before departing Clydebank for what was expected to be a short journey to Southampton.

Instead, Queen Elizabeth’s maiden voyage was to New York, with the untested and untried liner making a ‘mad dash’ across the Atlantic.

Once in New York, Queen Elizabeth berthed alongside Queen Mary, Normandie and Mauretania, and for a brief period during March 1940 four of the world’s greatest liners,lay side by side.

Queen Elizabeth was requisitioned for wartime service on 13 November 1940 and was released from Admiralty service in 1946. Her post-war overhaul and refurbishment was carried out both on the Clyde and at Southampton. This overhaul saw the luxury passenger interiors installed aboard Queen Elizabeth, in preparation for civilan transatlantic services. The ship was finally painted in Cunard livery while the machinery was overhauled.

Queen Elizabeth was given her full sea trials, and then officially accepted by Cunard. The ship made her belated maiden passenger voyage to New York on 16 October 1946.

In the 60's as air travel became the norm for transatlantic travel Cunard gave Queen Elizabeth a major overhaul in Greenock, which involved an interior refurbishment and the creation of an outdoor swimming pool on Queen Elizabeth’s aft deck, as well as the building of a lido area.

Cunard announced on 8 May 1967 Queen Elizabeth would be withdrawn in Autumn 1968. Despite every effort to keep the Queen Elizabeth sailing, she was too costly for her owners and had to go. The liner was sold to a group of Philadelphia businessmen with the intention of turning her into a floating hotel in Florida. The ship made her final transatlantic crossing on 5 November 1968 before she was withdrawn from Cunard service.

Once in Florida, the ship was opened to the public in February 1969, however this venture didn’t last and the ship was closed that same year. In late 1970 the ship was auctioned and bought by C.Y.Tung, Hong Kong. The intention was to turn the ship into a floating university and she sailed for Hong Kong for conversion.

Re-named Seawise University, the ship’s transformation was almost complete when a series of fires broke out aboard the ship causing her to burn out and sink in the harbour. The ship is now under "reclaimed land" there.

#Scotland #scottish #Glasgow #River Clyde #Shipbuilding #Ocean liner

[vox-anglosphere]

The New Lanark cotton mill on the River Clyde dates from the 1700's

#New Lanark #River Clyde #Scotland #cotton mill #Strathclyde #UNESCO #Lanarkshire #natural beauty #18th century #UK #industrial revolution #Rural Britain #world heritage site #scenic

[colorsoutofearth]

Falls of Clyde in autumn, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Photo by Guy Edwardes

#falls of clyde #autumn #autumn colors #fall #fall colors #fall leaves #autumn leaves #lanarkshire #scotland #landscape #autumn landscape #fall landscape #waterfall #falls #autumn river #linn #river clyde #nature

[supervillainarchaeologist]

Sometimes I need to use up a roll of film on my camera and wander around snapping whatever takes my fancy. Fortunately you're not short of places to go/find in Glasgow. Unfortunately the sleeve from my coat snuck in a couple of these, but it gives a shadowy eerie quality to some so a happy mistake. (Still think putting motorways through the city centre was silly but it does look pretty cool as a shot...)

#glasgow #film photography #southern necropolis #glasgow green #photography #my photos #necropolis #cemetery #carnegie library #river clyde #canon sureshot supreme #35mm film #35mm color film

[mightywellfan]

Queen Elizabeth II launch on the Clyde at John Brown's 1967

#scotland #visit scotland #black and white photography #river clyde #qe2

[bluesman56]

Glasgow city at night by Tony

#Finnieston #GBR #Glasgow #Scotland #United Kingdom #britain #clyde #europe #geo:lat=55.86114002 #geo:lon=-4.29092482 #geotagged #night #reflection #river #river clyde #waterfront #2020 09 14 233101 #flickr

[rowanphotographyagain]

Glasgow from 100m high

#glasgow #river clyde #cityscape #reflections #photographers on tumblr #phone

[weighingsoulswithsand]

Same river, different views.

#taken by me #scotland #lomography #35mm #smena 8 #River Clyde #Glasgow #Bowling

[boredomblazed]

Trees and a river

#life #personal #scotland #glasgow #scenery #nature #trees #river #riverside #river clyde

[fotoflingscotland]

Dumbarton Rock & Castle by FotoFling Scotland Via Flickr: Dumbarton Castle has the longest recorded history of any stronghold in Great Britain. It overlooks the Scottish town of Dumbarton, and sits on a plug of volcanic basalt known as Dumbarton Rock which is 240 feet (73 m) high. Throughout Dumbarton Castle’s long history it has been a royal residence and a fortress, and has many fascinating connections from the Vikings to the Scottish Wars of Independence. Mary Queen of Scots sailed to France from here as a child in 1548. Dumbarton Castle was the centre of the ancient Kingdom of Strathclyde, supposedly visited by Merlin. It was later sacked by Vikings. It became a cornerstone of medieval royal power and latterly served as a military base and prison.

#Dumbarton #Dumbarton Rock #Dumbarton Castle #Scotland #River Clyde #mary queen of scots #Levengrove_Park #flickr

[ocelotrevs]

6th June 2022

Ig: walkuponacloud

#Waterfall #water #nature #my photography #photography #river Clyde

[scotianostra]

Good Morning from Scotland 

Squinty Sunrise on the Clyde. 

📸ali_macg on Instagram  

#The Clyde Arc #River Clyde #Glasgow

[kontrafantastisk]

Glasgow birds

#photographers on tumblr #original photography #glasgow #birds #river clyde

[photosbyjez]

Spanning The Gap -- Fan Of... #223

Spanning The Gap -- Fan Of... #223

Hi all 😁 Feel free to join in this weekly challenge whenever you find yourself thinking, “I’m a fan of…” (see below for how-to). Footbridge over the Clyde This week’s Fan Of… is Bridges, both big & small. I’d planned this post a few weeks ago & then saw Terri’s planned Silent Sunday: Bridges & Cee’s Which Way with the same topic so thought I’d delay the schedule slightly to link in with both…

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#Bridges #CWWC #Fan Of... #fife #footbridges #forth estuary #Jez Braithwaite #Largo Bay #Lensball #lensy #River Clyde #Sunday Stills #Weekly Photo Challenge #which way photo challenge

[mightywellfan]

Finnieston Crane, Glasgow

#scotland #visit scotland #glasgow #river clyde