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Its been asked for so here's the HG Leaflet which looks at the past and present of the Clyde. Lots of shipyards featured!!

http://www.hiddenglasgow.com/block/front.jpg

http://www.hiddenglasgow.com/block/back.jpg

This might be just too big and open a topic to be just a single thread.... hmmm

Hi Sharon

This is fantastic.

I will make a few copies and circulate them to some of my colleages.

Beautiful, Sharon. Now, what is meant by the "Animal Lairage"

I've got loads of these printed up.... I'll bring some out on Friday

The drawings of the Clyde are Crusty's

very well done, are you planning a bigger run for passing around?

DickyHart wrote:very well done, are you planning a bigger run for passing around?

It was part of Block last year. Do you want me to send you one? Pm me i have a couple.

The leaflet looks really good, thanks for sharing it

HollowHorn wrote:what is meant by the "Animal Lairage"

Why where animals where laired of course... either after dismbarkation or before embarkation onto a boat/ship

I still have a few copies too, I also have copies of the leaflet from the Radiance (Festival of Light) tours, if anyone else wants one send me a pm.

If you would like some leaflets send an A4 stamped addressed envelope to:


Infinite Eye
2 Claremont Gardens
Glasgow
G3 7LW

In fact I'll make in a 3 leaflet pack and you will get a Radiance walk leaflet and a "Look there it isn't" one!!

On shipyards, to be trialled for 6 months before it becomes permanent:

The long-standing tradition of a mid-morning tea break is to disappear from BAE Systems shipyards on the river Clyde at Scotstoun and Govan. In return, the 1,400 workers have concluded a pay deal which will give them a lump sum of £1,000 and a two-year pay deal worth 11.5%. The workers won't be giving up a refreshing cup of tea entirely - they can still drink it down while working on the job instead of downing tools and moving to a canteen.

An excellent job Sharon, an old Fairfield man salutes you
Although my dear old dad would be mad that Drysdales doesn't feature

Not to worry, I'm sure it would be hard to get everything in, (as the actress said!)

poo... where was Drysdales?

Drysdales was in Yoker - manufacturing pumps - later taken over by Weir Pumps

crusty_bint wrote:

HollowHorn wrote:what is meant by the "Animal Lairage"

Why where animals where laired of course... either after dismbarkation or before embarkation onto a boat/ship

From a 1960's Clyde Navigation Trust brochure which I happen to have - picture of Merklands Animal Lairage. Room for 3000 cattle as well as sheep & pigs and there was also an abattoir.

Could you post up a scan of the brochure viceroy, would be great to see it!