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Eight years later he leased (then in 1841 he bought) his cousin David Napier's Lancefield Quay Foundry and Docks on the north side of the Clyde. There in 1836 he built Berenice , the East India Company's first steamer, he sub-contracted the hull to John Wood and Company , and their Zenobia and in 1841, HMS Akbar .
Phases 1 and 2 of Glasgow Harbour in 2011. Glasgow Harbour is a private sector urban regeneration scheme at Partick in the West End of the city of Glasgow, Scotland. [1] It is not the history and development of the wider and internationally famous Glasgow Harbour from Glasgow Green to Clydebank which developed from the early 1800s and witnessed the birth and growth of modern shipbuilding and ...
Subsequently, he took over the foundry and established a reputation as one of the best builders of marine engines in Scotland. In 1821 Napier moved to Lancefield Quay on the north bank of the Clyde and Camlachie was taken over by his cousin Robert Napier. At Lancefield Napier began to construct complete ships, including in 1827 the Aglaia.
Also includes early 10-storey developments at Moss Heights and Toryglen due to their importance in the uptake of the method, but does not include numerous similar developments outside the city boundaries [a] nor modern residential developments (e.g. Argyle Building, Glasgow Harbour, Lancefield Quay), [36] [37] [38] nor contemporary high rise ...
In 1910 London & Glasgow Engineering and Iron Shipbuilding Co. Ltd. acquired Napier's Govan East Yard (New Yard) from the owners William Beardmore and Co. Now as well as having the boiler shop at Lancefield and an engine works at Anderston Quay the London & Glasgow now owned the yards from Highland Lane [ a ] up to Mackie & Thompson at Napier's ...
After his boxing career, Peter Keenan became a successful dealer in property and owned Peter Keenan's Stable Bar at 26 Lancefield Quay, Anderston and the Sportsman in Glasgow. The Stable Bar was the first in Glasgow to be granted an all-day licence in 1978. [4] He is commemorated with a memorial bench in Glasgow Botanic Gardens. [5]
The following are places within the Glasgow City council area. Places north of the River Clyde Anderston, ... Lambhill, Lancefield, Lightburn, Lilybank, Maryhill ...
The Clyde Arc (known locally as the Squinty Bridge) is a road bridge spanning the River Clyde in Glasgow, Scotland, connecting Finnieston near the SEC Armadillo and SEC with Pacific Quay and Glasgow Science Centre in Govan. Prominent features of the bridge are its innovative curved design, and that it crosses the river at an angle.