scallopboy
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Bridges over the River ClydeGlasgow is made by the River Clyde but also divided by it. It was once the source of its wealth as merchants plied its waters trading goods overseas and shipbuilders earned their living building ships. Now it is a source of recreation but it still forms a source for wealth for the city by providing an open area free from buildings for the financial district as well as leisure and recreation developments along its banks. The bridges over the Clyde are the visible link for the north and south banks just as the ferries once were.
Some photos of the bridges over the Clyde from the Millennium bridge to the Dalmarnock bridge.
3 bridges for the price of one. Taken from the Millennium Bridge looking upstream to the Bells Bridge with the Glasgow Arc (aka Squinty Bridge in the distance)
Squinty bridge close up with the Titan Crane and Armadillo in the background
The Kingston Bridge carrying the M8 car park
Central Station railway bridge with the George V'th road bridge in the background and a bit of my finger in the foreground 
Under Central Station bridge from the less fashionable south side
The old piers that once carried the original bridge into Central Station
Glasgow road bridge the main route south out of the city centre
Pedestrian suspension bridge
Victoria Bridge
The old St. Enoch Line rail bridge now used for freight
Albert Bridge now looking a bit tatty and in need of some paint
Weir on the Clyde
St. Andrew's Suspension Bridge
King's Bridge
So architecturally underwhelming I didn't even bother taking a photo
Pedestrian bridge from Richmond Park to Glasgow Green
Rutherglen Bridge with Shawfield stadium in the background
Railway bridge and the piers of the original bridge it replaced at Dalmarnock
Dalmarnock Bridge end of a good walk
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james73
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Nice. I particualrly admire the appalling camera quality - adds a real "Glasgow feel" to proceedings....
James H
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ex-tobester
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hey this post is deviating from the original posts dont make me report this to a mod
A Few Of Mine
AND you cant forget a
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Alex Glass
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Clyde BridgesHere are some I took a couple of weeks ago on a wander through Glasgow Green
The River Clyde Tidal Weir
The Albert Bridge
Landing Ramp
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Alex Glass
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Some more from last year.
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neilmc
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Carrying on nicely from Alex's last photo above, here's Glasgow (Jamaica) Bridge, circa 1965:-
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Alex Glass
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Wow Neil 
What a great photo 
This would be ideal for a past present. Looks like it as taken from the roof of the building on the corner of Bridge Street/Carlton Place.
The old Paisley's Shop looks great
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HollowHorn
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| james73 wrote: | | Nice. I particualrly admire the appalling camera quality - adds a real "Glasgow feel" to proceedings.... |
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neilmc
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| Alex Glass wrote: | Wow Neil
What a great photo
This would be ideal for a past present. Looks like it as taken from the roof of the building on the corner of Bridge Street/Carlton Place.
The old Paisley's Shop looks great |
Cheers Alex: yes, I think it was taken from the old Bank of Scotland building, but I think the view would be obscured by trees now.
I'm sure I've seen even older photos taken from the same location, so it should be possible to do a 'Past - Not-Quite-Present' comparision.
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wee minx
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| neilmc wrote: | Carrying on nicely from Alex's last photo above, here's Glasgow (Jamaica) Bridge, circa 1965:-
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Oooh..thats fantastic. but its making me feel really old..I dont remember cars looking that old when I was 7  . Does any one know what the big modern out of place building is or was?
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AlanM
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 Is it the EuroHostel (used to be Clyde Hall and a hotel before that)?
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Fjord
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| wee minx wrote: | | Does any one know what the big modern out of place building is or was? |
I think it was the Royal Stuart Hotel it must have been the only modern hotel in Glasgow at the time until they built the Holiday Inn latterly the Marriot on Argyle Street. I used to think it was well plush when I was a nipper but apparently it's a bit of a cheap dive nowadays.
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neilmc
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Yes, that was the Royal Stuart Hotel, but it was the recently-demolished Albany Hotel on Bothwell Street which was regarded as Glasgow's first truly 'modern' hotel when it opened for business in 1973.
The building with the Coulson's Beer sign, which housed the Vintners' pub, is now gone and a block of flats has been shoe-horned onto the site. Of course, Paisleys has been replaced with the Jury's Inn hotel, ironically across the road from the former Royal Stuart Hotel, and there's the threat of another hotel appearing on the site of the old Job Centre.
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cybers
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A slightly older and slightly faulty bridge.
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james73
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| neilmc wrote: | Carrying on nicely from Alex's last photo above, here's Glasgow (Jamaica) Bridge, circa 1965:-
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Belter.  I've just noticed summat about it - one-way traffic.
James H
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cybers
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| james73 wrote: | | neilmc wrote: | Carrying on nicely from Alex's last photo above, here's Glasgow (Jamaica) Bridge, circa 1965:-
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Belter. I've just noticed summat about it - one-way traffic.
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Wierd so for 50 years its been one way ?
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neilmc
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If anyone knows exactly when the Royal Stuart Hotel opened for business it would be possible to date this photo pretty accurately, as the remaining scaffolding suggests it was nearing completion.
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Fjord
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I reckon it's around c.1962 mibbes Glasgow Ken could carbon date those buses for more accuracy 
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Fjord
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It's good to see they've finaly came up with a solution for the troubled squinty bridge
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Stuball
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Thats from when the built the thing!!!!
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Fjord
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| Stuball wrote: | | Thats from when the built the thing!!!! |
Well spotted Captain Obvious but I took the photo two years ago 
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wee minx
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Suspension bridge reflection
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cybers
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Was you in a rowing boat there Minxy ?
or swimming ?
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wee minx
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I dangled my camera over the edge and used the remote shutter release 
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pee ess....................................kiddin
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Scary
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Beautiful pic Minx
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