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Glasgow, 18 Clydebrae Street, Govan Graving Docks, Graving Dock No.3
Dry Dock (19th Century)
Site Name Glasgow, 18 Clydebrae Street, Govan Graving Docks, Graving Dock No.3
Classification Dry Dock (19th Century)
Alternative Name(s) Govan Dry Docks; River Clyde; Lower Harbour
Canmore ID 278908
Site Number NS56NE 118.03
NGR NS 56120 65364
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/278908
- Council Glasgow, City Of
- Parish Govan (City Of Glasgow)
- Former Region Strathclyde
- Former District City Of Glasgow
- Former County Lanarkshire
Desk Based Assessment (15 June 2017)
The first two of the three Govan Graving Docks were built on the S bank of the River Clyde in the 1870s by the Clyde Navigation Trust, with dock No.3 and its pump house added in 1895-7. This third dock, which could accommodate two ships and measures 270m long by 30m broad, remained in use until 1988 but is now derelict. A photograph (T-CN 19/112) held in Glasgow City Archives (Clyde Navigation Trust) shows the paddle steamer RMS Columba under repair in the dock in 1898.
Information from HES Survey and Recording (AMcC) 15 June 2017.
