At the Tail of the Bank, Greenock

Category

Library Item

Item no

24426

Title

At the tail of the bank, Greenock

Description

A number of small boats are pictured arriving and departing from a small dock in Greenock. Workers are just visible on a small platform in the water. The water appears choppy and in the distance hills can be seen on the other side of the Firth of Clyde.

Artist / maker

Valentine, James

Date

1865

Size

19.2 x 24.1cm

Type

Photograph

Location

Edinburgh and Scottish Collection

This picture shows boats and ships going to and from a dock in Greenock.

Greenock hugs the coastline of the Firth of Clyde between neighbouring Gourock to the west and Port Glasgow to the east, directly across the water from a confluence of lochs joining the Clyde and the mountains of the south-west Highlands. The town grew as a fishing community, then became the site of the first dock on the Clyde in 1711. Shipbuilding and overseas trade transformed the town from then on until the latter half of the 20th century.

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Landscape > Water > Seas

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People > Industry > Dockers

Places > Scotland > Greenock

Places > United Kingdom > Scotland

Transport > Infrastructure > Docks and ports

Transport > Water > Boats

Transport > Water > Ships

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