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Iron Works (Period Unassigned)
Site Name Glasgow, Clyde Iron Works
Classification Iron Works (Period Unassigned)
Alternative Name(s) Carmyle Brickworks; Clyde Ironworks
Canmore ID 162565
Site Number NS66SW 259
NGR NS 63785 62151
NGR Description Centred NS 63785 62151
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
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Glasgow, Clyde Iron Works, Interior View showing bell control mechanism
Papers of Professor John R Hume, economic and industrial historian, Glasgow, Scotland
4/4/1978
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Glasgow, Clyde Iron Works, Interior View showing goose neck of number 1 furnace
Papers of Professor John R Hume, economic and industrial historian, Glasgow, Scotland
4/4/1978
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Glasgow, Clyde Iron Works View showing brickwork at top of hot metal bogie
Papers of Professor John R Hume, economic and industrial historian, Glasgow, Scotland
4/4/1978
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Glasgow, Clyde Iron Works View showing furnaces
Papers of Professor John R Hume, economic and industrial historian, Glasgow, Scotland
4/4/1978
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Glasgow, Clyde Iron Works View showing bases of coal bunkers in large range of coke ovens
Papers of Professor John R Hume, economic and industrial historian, Glasgow, Scotland
4/4/1978
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Glasgow, Clyde Iron Works, coke ovens View showing small block
Papers of Professor John R Hume, economic and industrial historian, Glasgow, Scotland
4/4/1978
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Glasgow, Clyde Iron Works, coke ovens View showing Benzole plant
Papers of Professor John R Hume, economic and industrial historian, Glasgow, Scotland
4/4/1978
© Copyright: HES (Reproduced courtesy of J R Hume)

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Glasgow, Clyde Iron Works, coke ovens View showing old tank wagon of Benzole plant
Papers of Professor John R Hume, economic and industrial historian, Glasgow, Scotland
4/4/1978
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Glasgow, Clyde Iron Works View showing gas holders
Papers of Professor John R Hume, economic and industrial historian, Glasgow, Scotland
4/4/1978
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Glasgow, Clyde Iron Works View showing blast furnaces
Papers of Professor John R Hume, economic and industrial historian, Glasgow, Scotland
4/4/1978
© Copyright: HES (Reproduced courtesy of J R Hume)

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Glasgow, Clyde Iron Works View showing slag plant (Colvilles- Clugston- Shanks)
Papers of Professor John R Hume, economic and industrial historian, Glasgow, Scotland
4/4/1978
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Glasgow, Clyde Iron Works View showing Ravenscraig ore train
Papers of Professor John R Hume, economic and industrial historian, Glasgow, Scotland
4/4/1978
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Interior View showing tapping blast furnace
Papers of Professor John R Hume, economic and industrial historian, Glasgow, Scotland
1966
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Interior View showing ladel pouring iron into pig-casting machine
Papers of Professor John R Hume, economic and industrial historian, Glasgow, Scotland
1966
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View showing discharging coke into coke car
Papers of Professor John R Hume, economic and industrial historian, Glasgow, Scotland
1966
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View showing discharging coke into coke car
Papers of Professor John R Hume, economic and industrial historian, Glasgow, Scotland
1966
© Copyright: HES (Reproduced courtesy of J R Hume)

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Glasgow, Clyde Iron Works. General view of blast furnace.
27/10/1978
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Glasgow, Clyde Iron Works. General view of wooden cooling towers.
27/10/1978
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Glasgow, Clyde Iron Works. Detail of blast furnace and buildings.
10/1978
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Glasgow, Clyde Iron Works View showing Ruston 165 DE locomotive
Papers of Professor John R Hume, economic and industrial historian, Glasgow, Scotland
4/4/1978
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Glasgow, Clyde Iron Works View showing works and scale cars
Papers of Professor John R Hume, economic and industrial historian, Glasgow, Scotland
4/4/1978
© Copyright: HES (Reproduced courtesy of J R Hume)

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Glasgow, Clyde Iron Works View showing goliath crane in ore stockyard
Papers of Professor John R Hume, economic and industrial historian, Glasgow, Scotland
4/4/1978
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Glasgow, Clyde Iron Works, Interior View showing base of number 3 furnace
Papers of Professor John R Hume, economic and industrial historian, Glasgow, Scotland
4/4/1978
© Copyright: HES (Reproduced courtesy of J R Hume)

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Glasgow, Clyde Iron Works View showing hot metal bogies
Papers of Professor John R Hume, economic and industrial historian, Glasgow, Scotland
4/4/1978
© Copyright: HES (Reproduced courtesy of J R Hume)

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Glasgow, Clyde Iron Works View showing hot metal bogie
Papers of Professor John R Hume, economic and industrial historian, Glasgow, Scotland
4/4/1978
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Glasgow, Clyde Iron Works View showing dust plant for number 1 furnace
Papers of Professor John R Hume, economic and industrial historian, Glasgow, Scotland
4/4/1978
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Glasgow, Clyde Iron Works View showing furnaces
Papers of Professor John R Hume, economic and industrial historian, Glasgow, Scotland
4/4/1978
© Copyright: HES (Reproduced courtesy of J R Hume)

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Glasgow, Clyde Iron Works View showing tops of hot blast stoves for number 3 blast furnace (originally for converted number 3 furnace)
Papers of Professor John R Hume, economic and industrial historian, Glasgow, Scotland
4/4/1978
© Copyright: HES (Reproduced courtesy of J R Hume)

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Glasgow, Clyde Iron Works, Interior View showing ore crusher of coke ovens
Papers of Professor John R Hume, economic and industrial historian, Glasgow, Scotland
4/4/1978
© Copyright: HES (Reproduced courtesy of J R Hume)

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Glasgow, Clyde Iron Works, coke ovens View showing wooden cooling towers of Benzole plant
Papers of Professor John R Hume, economic and industrial historian, Glasgow, Scotland
4/4/1978
© Copyright: HES (Reproduced courtesy of J R Hume)

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Glasgow, Clyde Iron Works, coke ovens View showing Benzole plant
Papers of Professor John R Hume, economic and industrial historian, Glasgow, Scotland
4/4/1978
© Copyright: HES (Reproduced courtesy of J R Hume)

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Glasgow, Clyde Iron Works View showing sinster plant
Papers of Professor John R Hume, economic and industrial historian, Glasgow, Scotland
4/4/1978
© Copyright: HES (Reproduced courtesy of J R Hume)

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View showing coke ovens
Papers of Professor John R Hume, economic and industrial historian, Glasgow, Scotland
1966
© Copyright: HES (Reproduced courtesy of J R Hume)

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Glasgow, Clyde Iron Works. General view of iron works.
27/10/1978
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Glasgow, Clyde Iron Works. General view of mobile crane.
27/10/1978
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Glasgow, Clyde Iron Works. General view of blast furnace bank.
10/1978
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Glasgow, Clyde Iron Works View showing end of extending conveyor
Papers of Professor John R Hume, economic and industrial historian, Glasgow, Scotland
4/4/1978
© Copyright: HES (Reproduced courtesy of J R Hume)

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Glasgow, Clyde Iron Works, Interior View showing goosenecks by number 2 furnace
Papers of Professor John R Hume, economic and industrial historian, Glasgow, Scotland
4/4/1978
© Copyright: HES (Reproduced courtesy of J R Hume)

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Glasgow, Clyde Iron Works, Interior View showing hoist motor for furnace charging
Papers of Professor John R Hume, economic and industrial historian, Glasgow, Scotland
4/4/1978
© Copyright: HES (Reproduced courtesy of J R Hume)

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Glasgow, Clyde Iron Works, Interior View showing clay gun of number 1 furnace
Papers of Professor John R Hume, economic and industrial historian, Glasgow, Scotland
4/4/1978
© Copyright: HES (Reproduced courtesy of J R Hume)

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Glasgow, Clyde Iron Works, Interior View of small turbo-blower set in power station
Papers of Professor John R Hume, economic and industrial historian, Glasgow, Scotland
4/4/1978
© Copyright: HES (Reproduced courtesy of J R Hume)

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Glasgow, Clyde Iron Works, Interior View of small turbo-alternator in power station
Papers of Professor John R Hume, economic and industrial historian, Glasgow, Scotland
4/4/1978
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Glasgow, Clyde Iron Works View of Babcock boilers in power station
Papers of Professor John R Hume, economic and industrial historian, Glasgow, Scotland
4/4/1978
© Copyright: HES (Reproduced courtesy of J R Hume)

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Glasgow, Clyde Iron Works View showing coke ovens
Papers of Professor John R Hume, economic and industrial historian, Glasgow, Scotland
4/4/1978
© Copyright: HES (Reproduced courtesy of J R Hume)

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Glasgow, Clyde Iron Works View showing coke ovens
Papers of Professor John R Hume, economic and industrial historian, Glasgow, Scotland
4/4/1978
© Copyright: HES (Reproduced courtesy of J R Hume)

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Glasgow, Clyde Iron Works View showing charging side of coke ovens
Papers of Professor John R Hume, economic and industrial historian, Glasgow, Scotland
4/4/1978
© Copyright: HES (Reproduced courtesy of J R Hume)

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Glasgow, Clyde Iron Works, coke ovens View showing coke conveyor to furnaces
Papers of Professor John R Hume, economic and industrial historian, Glasgow, Scotland
4/4/1978
© Copyright: HES (Reproduced courtesy of J R Hume)

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Glasgow, Clyde Iron Works, coke ovens View showing coke car and locomotive
Papers of Professor John R Hume, economic and industrial historian, Glasgow, Scotland
4/4/1978
© Copyright: HES (Reproduced courtesy of J R Hume)

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Glasgow, Clyde Iron Works View showing sinster plant
Papers of Professor John R Hume, economic and industrial historian, Glasgow, Scotland
4/4/1978
© Copyright: HES (Reproduced courtesy of J R Hume)

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Glasgow, Clyde Iron Works General view showing blast furnaces
Papers of Professor John R Hume, economic and industrial historian, Glasgow, Scotland
4/4/1978
© Copyright: HES (Reproduced courtesy of J R Hume)

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Glasgow, Clyde Iron Works View showing sinster plant
Papers of Professor John R Hume, economic and industrial historian, Glasgow, Scotland
4/4/1978
© Copyright: HES (Reproduced courtesy of J R Hume)

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Glasgow, Clyde Iron Works View showing sinster plant and blast furnaces
Papers of Professor John R Hume, economic and industrial historian, Glasgow, Scotland
4/4/1978
© Copyright: HES (Reproduced courtesy of J R Hume)

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Glasgow, Clyde Iron Works View showing Ravenscraig ore train
Papers of Professor John R Hume, economic and industrial historian, Glasgow, Scotland
4/4/1978
© Copyright: HES (Reproduced courtesy of J R Hume)

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Glasgow, Clyde Iron Works View from SW
Papers of Professor John R Hume, economic and industrial historian, Glasgow, Scotland
3/5/1978
© Copyright: HES (Reproduced courtesy of J R Hume)

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Interior View showing tapping blast furnace
Papers of Professor John R Hume, economic and industrial historian, Glasgow, Scotland
1966
© Copyright: HES (Reproduced courtesy of J R Hume)

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View showing discharging coke into coke car
Papers of Professor John R Hume, economic and industrial historian, Glasgow, Scotland
1966
© Copyright: HES (Reproduced courtesy of J R Hume)

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General oblique aerial view of the M74 extension looking E, centred on the Fullerton Road junction (NS 6408 6239 ) to Dalbeth Bridge area, taken from the W.
RCAHMS Aerial Photography Digital
4/10/2010
© Crown Copyright: HES

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Glasgow, Clyde Iron Works. General view of blast furnace.
27/10/1978
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Glasgow, Clyde Iron Works, Interior View showing clay gun of number 3 furnace
Papers of Professor John R Hume, economic and industrial historian, Glasgow, Scotland
4/4/1978
© Copyright: HES (Reproduced courtesy of J R Hume)

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Glasgow, Clyde Iron Works View by number 1 pig casting machine
Papers of Professor John R Hume, economic and industrial historian, Glasgow, Scotland
4/4/1978
© Copyright: HES (Reproduced courtesy of J R Hume)

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Glasgow, Clyde Iron Works, Interior View of large turbo-blower set in power station
Papers of Professor John R Hume, economic and industrial historian, Glasgow, Scotland
4/4/1978
© Copyright: HES (Reproduced courtesy of J R Hume)

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Glasgow, Clyde Iron Works, Interior View of power station from turbo-blower end
Papers of Professor John R Hume, economic and industrial historian, Glasgow, Scotland
4/4/1978
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Glasgow, Clyde Iron Works View showing discharge guide
Papers of Professor John R Hume, economic and industrial historian, Glasgow, Scotland
4/4/1978
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Glasgow, Clyde Iron Works General view showing blast furnaces
Papers of Professor John R Hume, economic and industrial historian, Glasgow, Scotland
4/4/1978
© Copyright: HES (Reproduced courtesy of J R Hume)

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Glasgow, Clyde Iron Works View showing blast furnaces
Papers of Professor John R Hume, economic and industrial historian, Glasgow, Scotland
4/4/1978
© Copyright: HES (Reproduced courtesy of J R Hume)

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Interior View showing tapping blast furnace
Papers of Professor John R Hume, economic and industrial historian, Glasgow, Scotland
1966
© Copyright: HES (Reproduced courtesy of J R Hume)

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Interior View showing end of tap of tapping blast furnace
Papers of Professor John R Hume, economic and industrial historian, Glasgow, Scotland
1966
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View showing hot-metal wagons for transferring iron to Clydebridge Steel Works from Clyde Iron Works
Papers of Professor John R Hume, economic and industrial historian, Glasgow, Scotland
1966
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View of coke oven locomotive, Clyde Iron Works, Glasgow.
Papers of Professor John R Hume, economic and industrial historian, Glasgow, Scotland
1966
© Copyright: HES (Reproduced courtesy of J R Hume)

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Glasgow, Clyde Iron Works View showing works and scale cars
Papers of Professor John R Hume, economic and industrial historian, Glasgow, Scotland
4/4/1978
© Copyright: HES (Reproduced courtesy of J R Hume)

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Glasgow, Clyde Iron Works. General view of discarded crucible.
27/10/1978
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Glasgow, Clyde Iron Works View showing base of ore bunkers
Papers of Professor John R Hume, economic and industrial historian, Glasgow, Scotland
4/4/1978
© Copyright: HES (Reproduced courtesy of J R Hume)

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Glasgow, Clyde Iron Works View showing transfer car
Papers of Professor John R Hume, economic and industrial historian, Glasgow, Scotland
4/4/1978
© Copyright: HES (Reproduced courtesy of J R Hume)

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Glasgow, Clyde Iron Works View showing number 2 and number 3 furnaces
Papers of Professor John R Hume, economic and industrial historian, Glasgow, Scotland
4/4/1978
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Glasgow, Clyde Iron Works View showing top of number 1 furnace
Papers of Professor John R Hume, economic and industrial historian, Glasgow, Scotland
4/4/1978
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Glasgow, Clyde Iron Works View showing spare bells and cone for blast furnace
Papers of Professor John R Hume, economic and industrial historian, Glasgow, Scotland
4/4/1978
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Glasgow, Clyde Iron Works View showing bases of hot blast stoves for number 3 blast furnace (originally for converted number 3 furnace)
Papers of Professor John R Hume, economic and industrial historian, Glasgow, Scotland
4/4/1978
© Copyright: HES (Reproduced courtesy of J R Hume)

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Glasgow, Clyde Iron Works View showing coke ovens
Papers of Professor John R Hume, economic and industrial historian, Glasgow, Scotland
4/4/1978
© Copyright: HES (Reproduced courtesy of J R Hume)

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Glasgow, Clyde Iron Works, coke ovens View showing large block of coal storage bunkers
Papers of Professor John R Hume, economic and industrial historian, Glasgow, Scotland
4/4/1978
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Glasgow, Clyde Iron Works, coke ovens View showing section of ovens
Papers of Professor John R Hume, economic and industrial historian, Glasgow, Scotland
4/4/1978
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Glasgow, Clyde Iron Works, coke ovens View of discharge side of coke ovens
Papers of Professor John R Hume, economic and industrial historian, Glasgow, Scotland
4/4/1978
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Glasgow, Clyde Iron Works, coke ovens View showing coke car locomotive
Papers of Professor John R Hume, economic and industrial historian, Glasgow, Scotland
4/4/1978
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Glasgow, Clyde Iron Works, coke ovens View showing Benzole plant
Papers of Professor John R Hume, economic and industrial historian, Glasgow, Scotland
4/4/1978
© Copyright: HES (Reproduced courtesy of J R Hume)

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Glasgow, Clyde Iron Works View showing blast furnaces
Papers of Professor John R Hume, economic and industrial historian, Glasgow, Scotland
4/4/1978
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Glasgow, Clyde Iron Works General view
Papers of Professor John R Hume, economic and industrial historian, Glasgow, Scotland
4/4/1978
© Copyright: HES (Reproduced courtesy of J R Hume)

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Glasgow, Clydebridge Steel Works View from SW showing S front of services bridge from Clydebridge Steel Works to Clyde Iron Works
Papers of Professor John R Hume, economic and industrial historian, Glasgow, Scotland
3/5/1978
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View showing discharging coke into coke car
Papers of Professor John R Hume, economic and industrial historian, Glasgow, Scotland
1966
© Copyright: HES (Reproduced courtesy of J R Hume)

DP 075308
Oblique aerial view of M74 extension centred on the Fullerton Road junction (NS 6408 6239), taken from the SW.
RCAHMS Aerial Photography Digital
12/2/2010
© Crown Copyright: HES

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Glasgow, Clyde Iron Works, Interior View showing base of number 3 furnace
Papers of Professor John R Hume, economic and industrial historian, Glasgow, Scotland
4/4/1978
© Copyright: HES (Reproduced courtesy of J R Hume)

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Glasgow, Clyde Iron Works. General view of iron works.
27/10/1978
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Glasgow, Clyde Iron Works View showing slag bogies
Papers of Professor John R Hume, economic and industrial historian, Glasgow, Scotland
4/4/1978
© Copyright: HES (Reproduced courtesy of J R Hume)

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Glasgow, Clyde Iron Works View showing slag bogies and slag crushing plant
Papers of Professor John R Hume, economic and industrial historian, Glasgow, Scotland
4/4/1978
© Copyright: HES (Reproduced courtesy of J R Hume)

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Glasgow, Clyde Iron Works View looking up charging machine of number 3 furnace
Papers of Professor John R Hume, economic and industrial historian, Glasgow, Scotland
4/4/1978
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- Council Glasgow, City Of
- Parish Old Monkland (City Of Glasgow)
- Former Region Strathclyde
- Former District City Of Glasgow
- Former County Lanarkshire
NS66SW 259 centred 63785 62151
See also NS66SW 14.
For adjacent railway viaduct, see NS66SW 609.
For pipe bridge (adjacent to W), see NS66SW 968.
(Location cited as NS 638 622). Clyde Iron Works, founded 1786. The present plant dates basically from the late 1930's, No. 1 furnace being completed in 1939 and No. 2 in 1940. The first battery of coke ovens was finished in 1939. No. 3 furnace followed in 1948, and the second battery of coke ovens was added in 1952.
J R Hume 1976.

