Clydebank Titan at night

Seeing as it is a busy time of year and the river has been quiet these last few days I thought I'd post these shots of the Titan crane at Clydebank. They were taken last week. The crane is situated on the site of the old John Brown shipyard. Birthplace of the likes of the QUEEN MARY, QUEEN ELIZABETH and the QUEEN ELIABETH 2 to name but a few. Sadly the site today is a joke. The new Clydebank colllege was built on the old east yard and the west yard (behind the Titan) is empty. There are plans to build houses on the west side of the site. The old fitting out basin that sits between the lens and the crane is badly silted up. For an area that was once one of the greatest marine centres in the world it is a joke that this basin has been neglected. A perfect basin for visiting ships. Sadly, Clydebank is no different from Glasgow, Renfrew, Dalmuir, Bowling, Port Glasgow and Greenock. Clydeside communities with amazingly strong maritime heritage yet the powers that be seem to care more for retail parks, real estate and speed bumps.
Anyway, here is Clydebank's attempt at celebrating their maritime heritage. Credit for restoring the Arroll Titan but shame on them for letting the basin silt up, oh and they should build some sort of maritime or engineering musuem at the foot of the Titan. For a view of the Titan and basin from 1910 Click Here.