Glasgow, Broomielaw, Dock
Quay (19th Century)
Site Name Glasgow, Broomielaw, Dock
Classification Quay (19th Century)
Alternative Name(s) River Clyde
Canmore ID 172520
Site Number NS56SE 1153
NGR NS 58588 64874
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/172520
- Council Glasgow, City Of
- Parish Glasgow (City Of Glasgow)
- Former Region Strathclyde
- Former District City Of Glasgow
- Former County Lanarkshire
Desk Based Assessment (October 2001)
Archaeological desk based study carried out on Glasgow Harbour by FIRAT Archaeological Services.
Desk Based Assessment (15 August 2017)
The Broomielaw on the north bank of the River Clyde, situated immediately downstream from the Glasgow Bridge (NS56SE 444), was the embarkation point of the first passenger steamers on the Clyde from 1812. Thousands boarded steamers here to go ‘doon the watter’, calling at Greenock Pier, Gourock, Dunoon, Rothesay or perhaps Largs. The Broomielaw Quayside was dotted with mooring posts and landing stages; these and the steam boat wharf are depicted on the 1st edition of the OS 25-inch map (Lanark 1858, Sheet VI.10). In 1928, after the opening of the George V Bridge (NS56SE 520), the river steamers embarkation point moved to the opposite bank, to Clyde Place Quay (NS56SE 521), known as Bridge Wharf (Southside).
Information from HES Survey and Recording (AMcC) 15 August 2017.
