New 7million plans unveiled for Finnieston Crane visitor centre [The Scottish Sun]
Date: 16/07/2020
Exciting plans to build a £7 million visitor centre, museum and restaurant at a much-loved Scottish landmark have been revealed for Finnieston, Glasgow. [This cantilever crane, one of four surviving on the Clyde, was used to load locomotives onto ships for export.]
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New £7million plans unveiled for Finnieston Crane visitor centre
The Scottish Sun
EXCITING PLANS to build a £7 million visitor centre, museum and restaurant at a much-loved Scottish landmark have been revealed for Finnieston, Glasgow. The bold three-phase plan will mean transfor
Stobcross Crane - RAILSCOT
Stobcross Crane
This crane is a Glasgow landmark. It was used for loading cargo, notably locomotives, onto ships at Stobcross Quay. The ^tower^ section of the crane was manufactured at the Cowans Sheldon Works, Ca
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Stobcross Crane with George Wylie's Straw Locomotive. [Thanks for the additional information CRM].
Location: Stobcross Quay
Company: Stobcross Railway
//1987 Ewan Crawford
Location: Stobcross Quay
Company: Stobcross Railway
//1987 Ewan Crawford
The Stobcross (or Finnieston) crane, grade A listed building, erected 1931 by Clyde Navigation Trust to load locomotives onto ships. Glasgow was the largest builder of locomotives outside the USA.
Location: Stobcross Quay
Company: Piers on the Firth of Clyde
// Alistair MacKenzie
Location: Stobcross Quay
Company: Piers on the Firth of Clyde
// Alistair MacKenzie
