Euroyachts Clydeside Crane?

[BTJustice]

Does anybody know whats happening to this wee crane (dont know what its called) now that the yacht shop has gone?




Its such a cool thing and one of the only things in that bit of the Clyde that shows boats did use the river. Would be a shame to see it knocked down for flats or offices.

Dave.

[HollowHorn]

Did you see any shite at the bottom of the ladder?

[Pgcc93]

Did you see any shite at the bottom of the ladder? ::):

Trust me it landed straight in the water







We also found this jakey basturt washed up just below it




As for it's future word on the street is that it'll be re-housed at the new museum of transport but We'll have to wait and see.

[Fossil]

That wee ladder hung over the Clyde btw




Fossil
Head of Heights HG.com

[The_Clincher]

Great pics!

[MungoDundas]

I'm sure somebody told it me it dates back to 1906?

[bigjohn]

I have it on good authority that Historic Scotland dismantled the crane and power supply and shipped it to Edinburgh for storage to be rebuilt god knows where and when!.
I have fond memories from around 93 of dangling underneath it in a speedboat while being launched into the clyde.
The electrical power supply for the crane came from a small brick building which remained after the sheds were demolished. I looked like a extract from a frankenstein film with open gate switches and amazingly "mercury vapour rectifiers" wiki it to see what i mean!.
I was also told that the glass spheres were smashed when moving the crane to storage and therefore this part of history is gone forever!

John

[Doorstop]

Mercury vapour rectifiers ... it's been a fair few years since I've heard of one of those.

[BenCooper]

This crane was saved by the Clyde Heritage Trust - it was going to be scrapped, but they managed to rescue it and it's in storage at the moment. The plan is to create a museum of industry, science and technology in the old Howden's works on Scotland Street, and the crane will go there.