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View from SE showing part of SSW and ESE fronts of central (N) goods shed
SC 717725
Description View from SE showing part of SSW and ESE fronts of central (N) goods shed
Date 1970
Collection Papers of Professor John R Hume, economic and industrial historian, Glasgow, Scotland
Catalogue Number SC 717725
Category On-line Digital Images
Scope and Content Queen's Dock (Pointhouse Road & Stobcross Quay), Glasgow This dock was originally planned by the Clyde Navigation Trust in 1846, but it was not until 1870 that its construction was authorised. It was built between 1872 and 1880, but was opened by Queen Victoria in 1877, after which it was known as Queen's Dock. It had two basins, and was ungated. This view shows the transit shed along the south side of the north basin, seen from the east. The scale of the dock is illustrated by the length of this shed. The roadways are paved with granite setts, probably from Argyll. The dock was a major addition to the capacity of Glasgow Harbour, but proved inadequate to take all the traffic offering, and other docks were added in the 1890s and 1920s. In the 1950s and 60s traffic declined sharply, and Queen's Dock closed at the end of 1969. It has since been filled in and redeveloped. Source: RCAHMS contribution to SCRAN.
External Reference H35/70/1/12
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