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The Clydebridge Steelworks, also known as Clydebridge Works, is a steel works in South Lanarkshire, Scotland. The plant opened in 1877. The works made steel sheared plates to build ships (among other uses) - plates from Clydebridge were used in many famous vessels such as the ocean liners of the Cunard Line ( Queen Elizabeth , Queen Mary and QE2 ).
The closure of Ravenscraig in 1992 signalled the end of large-scale steel making in Scotland. [8] It led to a direct loss of 770 jobs, and another 10,000 jobs linked to these [ 9 ] (although the nearby steel plants at Dalzell in Motherwell and Clydebridge in Cambuslang were in 2012 still in operation under the ownership of Tata Steel Europe ...
David Colville & Sons, a Scottish iron and steel company, was founded in 1871 and it opened its Dalzell Steel and Iron Works at Motherwell in 1872. By the first World War, it was the largest steel works in Scotland and it continued to expanded afterwards taking over a number of other steel works in Cambuslang and Glengarnock .
Pages in category "Ironworks and steelworks in Scotland" The following 14 pages are in this category, out of 14 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Throughout her time in Scotland, 9062 was a reliable member of the operational fleet at Summerlee; but, as time progressed, and as the restoration of local trams were completed, 9062 found herself used less frequently. She was formally relieved of her duties by the introduction of Glasgow 1017 in 2002 and withdrawn from passenger duties.
Despite contemporary concerns over the suitability of the nature of the fire proofing solution used in the buildings, Bunton vehemently defended it, stating in an article to the International Asbestos Cement Review in 1966; "steel and asbestos in partnership with social others operate as the collective that stabilises Red Road and holds it ...
The closure of Ravenscraig in 1992 signalled the end of large-scale steel making in Scotland, [9] and was the cause of a loss of 770 jobs, with another 10,000 job losses directly and indirectly linked to the closure. Prior to regeneration, Ravenscraig was one of the largest derelict sites in Europe measuring over 1,125 acres (455 hectares) in ...
There are larger numbers of extant qualifying structures from 1200 onwards and separate lists for 13th-century castles and religious buildings are provided. As the oldest buildings in many of the council areas in the more urbanised Central Belt date from after the 14th century, a separate list showing oldest buildings by council area is provided.