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  2. Robert Napier and Sons - Wikipedia

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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 .

  3. David Napier (marine engineer) - Wikipedia

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    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.

  4. London and Glasgow Shipbuilding Company - Wikipedia

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    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 ...

  5. Clyde Arc - Wikipedia

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    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.

  6. Glasgow Harbour - Wikipedia

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    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 ...

  7. Central Quay - Wikipedia

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    Central Quay (Scottish Gaelic: Cidhe Mheadhain) is a mixed use development at 89 Hydepark Street, Glasgow, Scotland. Consisting of four buildings, the tallest structure, Block H2, is one of the tallest buildings in Glasgow , standing at 58m tall and consisting of 20 storeys.

  8. Europcar - Wikipedia

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    Europcar Mobility Group is a French car rental company founded in 1949 in Paris. The head office of the holding company, Europcar Group S.A., is in the business park of Val Saint-Quentin at Voisins-le-Bretonneux (Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines), France. [2] Europcar currently operates in 140 countries covering Europe, North America, Western Asia ...

  9. Broomielaw - Wikipedia

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    From the early 1800s and increasingly after the invention of sea-going steamships in 1812 in Glasgow, the Broomielaw was a major part of Glasgow's harbour with shipping lines to all parts of the world, and an inventive and growing shipbuilding industry, becoming the wealthiest and largest in the world.

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