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River Clyde, Rutherglen
Shipyard (19th Century) - (20th Century), Shipyard (19th Century)
Site Name River Clyde, Rutherglen
Classification Shipyard (19th Century) - (20th Century), Shipyard (19th Century)
Canmore ID 351142
Site Number NS66SW 1058
NGR NS 61104 62205
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/351142
- Council Glasgow, City Of
- Parish Rutherglen (City Of Glasgow)
- Former Region Strathclyde
- Former District City Of Glasgow
- Former County Lanarkshire
Desk Based Assessment (1 March 2012 - 1 June 2012)
Two small rectangular buildings within a rectangular enclosed yard area are depicted on the Ordnance Survey 1st Edition map (1864-65) and
annotated as ‘boat building yard’. They lie immediately to the west of ‘Rutherglen Quay’. By the time of the Ordnance Survey 2nd Edition map
(1897-98), these buildings have been demolished. The yard itself has expanded to the north-east, along the river, annotated ‘shipbuilding yard’; a group of three larger buildings, two of which are L-shaped, have been erected and a small U-shaped building lies to the north-east of the group.
The 1914 Ordnance Survey map shows that the group of three buildings has been demolished, and a single rectangular building constructed
immediately to the north of their former location. The U-shaped building to further the north-west has been retained. The ship yard is annotated
‘Broomloan Shipyard’.
The U-shaped building is still depicted on the 1935 Ordnance Survey map, but the area is longer shown as a ship yard. By the 1956-58 Ordnance Survey map the U-shaped building has been demolished.
Information from OASIS Id: cfaarcha1-192574 (G Mudie) 2012
Desk Based Assessment (22 June 2016)
Nothing is visible in what is now an industrial estate of a ‘Boat Building Yard’ which is depicted on the 1st edition of the OS 25-inch map (Lanark 1864, Sheet X.3). At that time is comprised a rectangular area of ground on the south bank of the River Clyde which measured about 94m from NE to SW by 29m transversely, occupying an area of a little over 0.26ha. Two roofed buildings were situated in the SE and SW corners of the yard respectively. The second edition of the map (Lanarkshire 1895, Sheet 010.03) shows that by the 1890s the yard had been extended to the NE to produce a larger yard (for shipbuilding).
Information from HES Survey and Recording (JRS) 22 June 2016.
