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Glasgow, North British Diesel Engine Works, Cantilever Crane
Crane (20th Century)
Site Name Glasgow, North British Diesel Engine Works, Cantilever Crane
Classification Crane (20th Century)
Alternative Name(s) Barclay Curle
Canmore ID 68404
Site Number NS56NW 55
NGR NS 5334 6684
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/68404
- Council Glasgow, City Of
- Parish Govan (City Of Glasgow)
- Former Region Strathclyde
- Former District City Of Glasgow
- Former County Lanarkshire
The Barclay Curle/North British Diesel Engine cantilever crane (150 tonnes) was completed in 1920 by Sir William Arrol and Co. It is no longer operational. The structure was given A-listed status in April 1989.
It is one of four cranes of this kind surviving on the River Clyde. The others are; the Finnieston/Stobcross crane, Glasgow (Cowans Sheldon and Co. of Carlisle, Cleveland Bridge and Engineering Co., 1931, 175 tonnes); the Clydebank crane, West Dunbartonshire (Sir William Arrol and Co., 1907, 150 tonnes); the James Watt Dock crane, Greenock, Inverclyde (Sir William Arrol and Co., 1917, 150 tonnes); the former Barclay Curle/North British Diesel Engine Works crane, Glasgow (Sir William Arrol and Co., 1920, 150 tonnes).
Information from Martin Conlon, 1 July 2016
NS56NW 55 5334 6684
This 150 Ton giant cantilever crane was built by Sir William Arrol and Co. Ltd in 1920.
Visited by RCAHMS (MKO) 19 February 1991
See also NS56NW 52.
