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by **Vladimir** » Mon Apr 03, 2006 6:15 pm

Could they not just dismantle the crane and build it on the other side of the dock, where there is no work going on?

by **allyharp** » Tue Apr 04, 2006 1:54 am

Like lego you mean? :wink:

I doubt it could be easily dismantled. I hope it stays though.

by **Vladimir** » Tue Apr 04, 2006 8:46 am

It was easily put together. These things work like logo, just rivets to hold bits of steel together. Im sure its possible...

by **job78989** » Tue Apr 04, 2006 9:57 am

I agree with Vladimir, the engineering in these things is on a massive scale, it should be possible to move them, but its a matter of if there is the political will to fund it. I would suggest that the new Transport Museum site may be quite appropriate.

John

by **Vladimir** » Tue Apr 04, 2006 12:25 pm

BAE can pay for it. They have enough contracts at the moment to keep them going so there is no question of lack of funds. The condition of moving this A listed structure should be that they pay for its reconstruction elsewhere.

by **Apollo** » Tue Apr 04, 2006 12:42 pm

Don't you think you all might be missing the most important factor, in that after standing on the banks of the Clyde for close on 100 years, the crane will be riddled with corrosion? This will have been accelerated in recent years if there has been no maintenance or repainting.

Trying to dismantle it with a view to re-assembly will probably destroy as many parts as it would recover, and end up losing the structure anyway, or need so many parts remanufactured as to make it a money-pit. i.e. it would run out of money, and be scrapped anyway.

Cheaper to have a reproduction made and installed elsewhere in its memory, or does anyone know if something similar has been done before with success?

by **AMcD** » Thu Jul 20, 2006 10:39 am

Stumbled across these old films of Glasgow on this site
http://www.clydewaterfront.com/heritage.aspx

I'm sure some of them or parts of them have been posted on here before, but they are worth another look.

* Glasgow 1980 (1971)
* Glasgow Docklands (1956)
* Queen Mary (1957)
* Seawards the Great Ships (1960)
* River Clyde (1939)

Lots of good shots of the broomielaw, kingston bridge construction, shipyards , Erskine, Finnieston and Renfew ferries (and Renfrew boat yard).

by **Vladimir** » Thu Jul 20, 2006 10:49 am

Glasgow 1980 (1971)

That one just drips with optimism, its a real laugh to watch it followed by the much more realistic 'Clyde Film'... ::):

by **My Kitten** » Thu Jul 20, 2006 10:52 am

Good find AMcD, the narration is great .

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