View of S (possible) goods shed showing enamel sign which is inscribed 'LION PACKING FOR ALL PURPOSES JAMES WALKER & CO LTD GLASGOW DEPOT 50 OSWALD ST'

Description View of S (possible) goods shed showing enamel sign which is inscribed 'LION PACKING FOR ALL PURPOSES JAMES WALKER & CO LTD GLASGOW DEPOT 50 OSWALD ST'

Date 1970

Collection Papers of Professor John R Hume, economic and industrial historian, Glasgow, Scotland

Catalogue Number SC 717733

Category On-line Digital Images

Scope and Content Queen's Dock (Pointhouse Road & Finnieston 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 a section of the south wall of the transit sheds on the south side of the south basin of the dock. The brickwork is unusual for Scotland in being laid in Flemish bond, a characteristic of Clyde Navigation Trust buildings. Lion packing was made in Kirkintilloch and used in marine engines. 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 H35/70/1/19

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