A Brief History

Govan is situated opposite the confluence of the Rivers Clyde and Kelvin. h was once surrounded by fertile lands and woods. The place name of has its roots in Cehic with similar words found in both Gaelic and Welsh (British). Gofan, Gowain, Gwvane, Govaine, Gohan and Goven translate to mean Smith or Land of the Smith. Govan may have been named for its reputation as an area where metal was worked. lndeed the presence of Doomster Hill and the round shaped graveyard of Govan Old Parish Church would suggest that there was a com- munity long before the Romans arrived.

The ecclesiastical history of Govan dates back to the early monastery founded by St Constantine around 565 AD. Constantine was a contemporary of Columba and Kentigern. He wayeputed to be a Cornish Kinf, although recent historians prefer lrish or Scottish origins. The date of his Martyrdom was around 596AD.

It was not until around 1147 lhal the name of Govan was historically recorded when King David I gave to the church ol Glasgu,'Guven'with its 'marches free and clear forever'. lt was during this period that the church in Govan was made a prebend (an associated church) of Cathedral in or around 'l 153.

Govan was primarily a fishing and farming community, although by the l6th Century there were extensive coal mine workings in the Craigton and Drumoyne areas.

The village grew as new trades and crafts were established such as weaving, silk manufacture, pottery Many Govanites thought that it should have been the and the dyeing of cotton. The Govan Weavers Society other way around. was lormed in 1756 as a guild of master weavers. The Society held an annual parade on the first Friday of June, Heavy engineering industries and the Clydeside known as Govan Fair Day. continued to employ tens of thousands of men and women, but as fte orders for new ships declined and the After the Treaty of Union in 17O7 and the increase in the prosperity of the tobacco trade with America, Glasgow merchants realised traditional industries the need to bring the raw materials of commerce closer levelled-off, the growth to the city. of Govan slowed. ln 1759, the Clyde Navigation Act was passed and the After World War ll, the task of deepening the river began, allowing larger ships decline of shipbuilding to make their way up the Clyde ro the Ciry Cenrre. and the general demise lmprovements to the steam engine and the spread of the of the heavy engineering industries brought a fall in the lndustrial Revolution were to change Govan dramatically. population of Govan. The face of Govan began to ln 1841, Robert Napier laid out his and the first change as a consequence of the 1960's Comprehensive of the Cunarders was launched. ln the decades that Development Area regeneration programmes. Some ol followed, other yards were laid out and Govan came to the shipyards were redeveloped and new housing layouts the forefront of which replaced older slum housing, realigned street lay- the lndustrial outs. Some streets disappeared altogether. Govan's Revolution. first housing association, Central Govan Housing Association is now 30 years old. lt pioneered many new During the 68 initiatives in urban planning. years from

1 836 to I 904, Govan expanded dramatically from a village Shipbuilding on the Clyde of 2,122 people to a town of 90,908 people. ln 1864, in recognition of its importance as a centre of commerce and industry, Govan, a 'Iown' of some 9,058 people, was granted burgh status by the Sheriff of . A Mackie & Thomson Shipyard c. l912 Lord Provost was elected and a Town Clerk and a Chief Medical Officer were appointed. The Govan Coat of Arms with the motto 'Nihil sine Labore'-'Nothing without Labour'was adopted. As the industries grew, waves of lrish immigrants and Gaelic speaking Highlanders moved to Govan to meet the ever increasing demand for a larger workforce. Govan became the fifth largest burgh in and stretched from to . ln 1912, Govan was annexed to Glasgow. 1. UNDERGROUND STATION 2. AITKEN MEMORIAL FOUNTAIN 3. NEW GOVAN PARISH CHURCH 4. DOOMSTER HILL 5. WATER ROW 6. BANK OF SCOTLAND 7. PEARCE INSTITUTE .BLACK B. MAN' 9. BRECHIN'S PUB Govan Cross. c.l9'18 10. GOVAN OLD PARISH CHURCH ln December 1896, the Glasgow District Subway I t. ST ANTHONY'S Company, opened a 'subterranean railway'- or'subway' 12. LYCEUM THEATRE - with n,rro circular tunnels which ran for nearly seven 13. BAe SYSTEMS (FORMERLY miles to serve 15 stations. FATRFTELDS) Designed and engineered by D:ivitl Morton, it was 14. ELDER PARK unique in that it was the world's only underground 15. K-]3 MEMORIAL passenger transport system with a cable between each 16. THE PORTICO track to haul the trams. 17. ISABELLA ELDER STATUE 18. THE DAPHNE MEMORIAL 1922 It was purchased $r the Glasgow Corporation in 19. STATUE and electrified in 1gga. lt is now part of the Strathclyde 20. ELDER PARK LIBRARY Transport system and is still a convenient and widely 21. HILIS TRUST SCHOOL used means of transport within the City. A replica of part 22. TSB BANK of the subway and carriages are on display at the Museum of Transport. 23. GOVAN'S FIRST TOWN HALL 24. NAPIER HOUSE fuss Go,tfi Roa{frrm ldtad rfrkto tlre qme. 25. COSSAR BUILDING 26. GOVAN DRY DOCKS 27. GOVAN TOWN HALL 28. PRINCES DOCK 29. Doctor John Aitken was appointed as the first Medical Officer of Health in the newly formed Burgh of Govan in Cover Photo. This memorial of a domed cast-iron drinking Fairlields litting-out basin c.l 9I 2 1864. people as Fairy, Argonaut, Hermes, Carisbrook (as the Regele Carol), Atmah fountain was erected in 1884 by the of Govan testimony to Dr Aitken's worthy character and the caring contribution he made to the wellare of the community. point for the river. lt may have been used by the Romans Looking north towards the river and others to guard and tax any movement of people or from the Aitken Memorial goods crossing the river. lt may also hrye served as a Fountain wm the site of the 1aw hill', a moot or a place of resembly, where Doomster Hill and to your right judgements and punishment were administered. is New Gorran Church.

Originally called St Mary's Free Church, New Govan Parish Church stands close to the site of the ancient Doomster Hill. Buih in 1873 by architect Robert Baldie Water Rorv c.1850 in a Gothic style, it has an imaginative interior with no Water Row was a lane leading down to a ford and seat further than ten rows from the front. New Govan stepping stones across the river to . By the l6th Parish Church has absorbed the congregations of St Century, a ferryman was takinf p"msengers from one side Kiaran's Dean Pa*, St Columba's Summertown Road, to the other. Soon the'Ferrie Bote lnn'was established Copland Road and Fairfield Churches. as a staging post for horse drawn coaches to Renfrerv

and beyond. By the 17th and 1 8th Centuries, there were stonebuilt, thatched fishermen's cottages lining the lane.

Across the square from New Govan Parish Church stands the Bank of Scotland at the comer oI Govan Road and Water Row. This was originally built for the British Linen Bank from a design by Salmon, Son & Gillespie in 1897-1900, underlining the importance of the weaving industry in the community.

Its architectural free style includes a tall narrow corner Its exact origin is lost in the mists of time, but is first use bay topped with an open crown on the roof. Above the was probably as a barrow, an artilicial pre-Christian burial entrance to the Bank, there is a carved ship complete mound of which there are many examples found with a tiny figurehead with its sail being filled by winged throughout Britain. wind gods.

Doomster Hill was sited beside what was a very shallow Fnn tlp Mr ol W hfr10, Mlhn hv fui M b Pr.ra lrr part of the . This area was a natural crossing zl yourf annna dp ba ffim, Born in 1833 in Kent, William Pearce trained in the Royal Dockyards in Chatham as a shipbuilder. ln 1863 he came to the Clyde and became the general manager at Robert Napier and Son. He joined the firm of John Elder and Co (later Fairfields) in 1869 and nine years later became the sole proprietor. He realised the need for fast passenger transport between Europe and North America and under his supervision at Fairfield was built some of the fastest and most Pearce lnstitute technologically advanced ships of the era. (See 13). ln 1885 he Statue ol Sir William Pearce The Pearce lnstitute was designed by Sir R. Rowand became Govan's first Member of Anderson and opened in 1906. Parliament.

The building was gifted to the people of Govan for use as a community centre by Lady Pearce in memory of her husband, Sir William Pearce. lt is a combination of Dutch and Scottish Renaissance architecture. lts exterior features are crow stepped gables, a tower with a John Cardellwas an balconied cupola, oriel windows, a clock and fully rigged enthusiastic worker for the sailing ship finial. The Macleod Hall has a magnificent cause of tempeh/nce in the organ, stage and gallery. The original Reading Room 1880s, when it was said there was the Lithgow Theatre, used by many community was a pub at every street groups. There was also a dining room, kitchens, a billiard corner in Govan. The Cardell room as well as many other rooms. Hall was built in 1894 as headquarters for temperance workers. By the 1900s, the temperance movement was on the wane due to stricter Directly across the street from the Pearce lnstitute is the licensing laws and a more enlightened attitude towards statue of Sir William Pearce. The statue is known locally strong drink. The Cardell Hall eventually closed. as the 'Black Man' (due to the bronze being discoloured lronically, today the ground floor is a public house. and tarnished by the elements). 0n the Burleigh Street side of the building if you look up Designed by Onslow Ford and erected in 1894 the statue on the wall, you will see a carving of a cat. h is said that is a tribute to a man who, along with the Elders and ships bringing flax from Europe for the Govan Weavers Napiers, did much to make the Clyde the greatest also brought with them plagues of rats. These rats made shipbuilding river the world has ever known. their way to Govan Cross where there was a common 'midden' (communal refuse dump). They were so transformed Scos Presbyterian church numerous and ferocious that even the local dogs planning towards the end of the last avoided the area. One day a large cat appeared on the Century and the early years of this scene and it began picking off the rats until only the Century. 'King Rat'was left. The battle that followed left both animals mortally wounded, but the spirit of the cat is The important collection of stained immortalised on the wall. glass is unusual because one man controlled the choice of subject matter Wad

Also within the church are 30 sculpted stones (including 5 hogback stones that suggest Viking settlement in the 'lOth Century). The collection includes the shafts of four free-standing

Govan Old Parish Church. c.I990

The shape and size of the Graveyard points to the importance of Govan and its Christian community in the 9th and lOth Centuries. h is the only part of pre-industrial Govan to survive and contains 17th, l Sth The Sarcophagus and l gth Century gravestones. A walk through the graveyard will reveal the changing nature of the trades crosses. Among these are the 'Cuddy Stane', a man on and crafts of olg Govan as both agricultural and horseback, possibly an early representation of Christ industrial revolutions altered the environment, the riding into Jerusalem on Palm Sunday; the Sun Stone, community and its way of life. which has on one side a carving of the pictish man with his sword and spears looking up to the cross and on the present parish The Church is at least the fourth church other side carvings of snakes chasing after one anothe6 graveyard. to be buih in this ancient lt was designed by and the Govan Cross, of which only the shaft survives, (who Sir R Rowand Anderson also designed the Pearce the upper half probably disappearing during the lnstitute), and erected 1884-88 under the ministry of Reformation. The Govan Sarcophagus, a beautifully (after Dr John Macleod whom the Macleod Hall in the carved shrine coffin, is one of the most historically Pearce lnstitute was named). The design of this church esteemed mediaeval relics in the West of Scotland. This unique collection gives Govan one of the most remarkable collections of early Christian sculptures in Scotland. St Anthony's Catholic Parish Church was Down the centuries, the first established in Christian community in 1864. lts Govan has been led by congregation grew a remarkable series of due to the large i men of faith and vision, ol immigrans from some of whom made lreland and the an enormous Highlands. The contribution to the whole country. By tradition, the early present church was built in 1879 from a design by John mediaeval monastery on this site was founded by St Honeyman. lt is an unusual ltalian Romanesque style Constantine, King and Martyr. with polychrome stonework. However, its exterior does little to prepare one for the magnificence of the interior The Reformel (1577-80) who pioneered which includes giant Corinthian columns in the nave and the Presbyterian structure of the was a marble lined apse. Minister here before his appointment as Principal of St Andrew's University. He was the first of four Reformed Ministers of Govan who became Principal of Glasgow University.

The Lyceum was originally designed as a music hall. ln The liturgical and theological pioneer; John Macleod 1899 it was opened by the Royal Carl Rosa Opera (1875-98) had this church built. George F Macleod Company with a performance of 'Carmen' before an (Lord Macleod of Fuinary) made an impact [1930-38) audience of 3,O0}headed by Govan Lord Provost that is still feh today and on leaving Govan founded the Kirkwood and the Govan Town Council. By 1912, the lona Communiry which has made distinctive enumenical Lyceum was established as one of Scotland's leading contributions to issues of peace and justice worldwide. picture houses and variety theatres. lt became a full time cinema in 1923, but was destroyed by fire in 1937. Mnnb fuan MdilnM dght Designed by C J McNair the new Lyceum with 2,000 seating capacity was one of the new super cinemas which became so popular in the 1930s and 1940s and led to Glasgow being known as'Cinema City'. With is sweeping curve around the cornel it is one of the finest remaining examples of the type built in that era. ln the ensuing years, the control of the Company came under the sole guidance of William Pearce. He developed new business opportunities with the creation of a new class of transport ships. The first of these Atlantic Greyhounds', the SS Arizona, won the coveted 'Blue Riband', initiated by William Pearce, awarded for the fastest time between Britain and New York.ln 1885 he reorganised the yard and renamed it the Fairfield Shipbuilding & Engineering Co Ltd. 0n his death three years late6 its control passed to his son, The Shipyard Drawing Rooms/ffices Sir William George Pearce who led the Ahhough not the oldest of the Govan shipyards, this yard, company to its greatest period of (formerly Fairfields), still is at the forelront of shipbuilding prosperity. He died in 1907 and the yard technology. lt wm at this shipyard was acquired by the Northumberland A Shipwight that the pupils of Napieq Elder and Shipping Company which continued until Pearce helped to make the River 1935, when it was purchased by Sir John Henry Lithgow Clyde and the term 'Clydebuih' for the Lithgow Group. h continued under their renowned the world over for leadership until 1965 when the rbc"eivers were called in excellence and durability. ln 1864, as Glasgow's biggest shipbuilder faced bankruptry. The part of the Fairfield Farm was events that followed proved to be a turning point for purchased by John Elder, an Clyde shipbuilding and indeed for British shipbuilding as engineer and Charles Randolph, a a whole. millwright, for the laying out of a .2 newshipyard. Their combined ln 1966, the Government intervened and set up a new talens established a yard that has company, Fairfields which was backed by Government, been continuously building ships private industry and the Labour unions. The'Farifield for over 128 years. Under the Experiment' brought together management and company name of Randolph, Elder employees in a way hitherto unknown in Clydeside and Company, ships using their shipbuilding,'No more Bowlers and Bunnets'. (Bowles newly patentedcompound steam being the management and Bunnets being the engine were able to travel greater distances, using tradesmen, who had an adversarial relationship). 30-40% less coal. ln 1869, Charles Randolph retired and John Elder became sole proprietor ln 1967, the Government proposed amalgamating all of the Shipyards on the upper Clyde (Brown, Connel, After John Elder's untimely death in 1869, Mrs Elder Stephen, Fairfields and Yarrow). The group became arranged a partnership with her brother J F Ure, J L K known as the Upper Clyde Shipbuilders or UCS. What Jamieson and Wlliam Pearce and the name of the appeared to be a good solution in theory was in realiry company was changed to John Elder and Company, in unworkable as each yard specialised in building different his memory. kinds of ships.

Yarrow withdrew in 197'l and UCS collapsed and went into liquidation. ln July of that yeal the workers staged a work-in which lasted for 14 months after which a new merger took place and Govan Shipbuilders was born. The yard limped along until 1977 when it was nation- It was erected by the employees and management of alised by the Govemment. Fairfield Shipbuilding and Engineering Comparry as a tribute to the thirty-one men who died when the K-I3, a ln 1988, the yard was purchased by the Nonregian steam powered submarine, sank during its trials in the Company Kvaemer who brought in new methods of ship Gareloch. construction putting the former Fairfield Yard once again at the forefront of shipbuilding technology. The yard is Buih at Fairfield's, the K-13 was the first of the four 'K now owned by BAe Systems. class submarines to be built on the Clyde. On 29 January 1917, she left the Govan yard to begin sea trials OB fut Bd st qfr fu N( @ dE hilnsy drol with fifteen Fairfield employees and sixty-five naval personnel on board. During her third dive, her boiler room flooded and she sank in twenty metres of water. Thirty-one men were drowned.

Elder Park was presented to the people of Goran by Mrs It took six weeks to raise the K-l3 from the Gareloch lsabella Elder as a memorial to her husband, John Elder. after which she was towed to Fairfields, refitted and eventually saw service as the K-22. Part of the original Fairfield Farm, which is some thirty{ive acres and wm laid out by John Honeyman, Curiously there is a K-l3 submarine memorial park in was opened by Lord Rosebery on 27 June 1885. Carlingford, New South Wales, Australia. ln donating the park, Mrs Elder followed the tradition of ffiyr tta Nt b tlre,Vlrra ro* *ynl dn lxriig Nn, kqhg it m yorrril*.'

Passed the model boat pond, you will find a stone portico, a fragment from the former mansion house of the many Glmgow merchants and industrialists who gave Estate. land for the recreation and enjoyment of their workers The Linthouse area of Govan lies to the west of the which provided respite from their grim and often BAesystems Yard and was named after the flax industry unhealtlry living conditions. that once flourished in the area. The Estate was purchased As yat p tlroqh tln g*, you uill mns a rhe Ka 3 MamfuL in 1868 by the shipbuilders, Alexander Stephen and Sons. fu the yard grew, the mansion house was demolished, but the portico was preserved and erected in Elder Park in 1921. Across from the portico is one of the original Fairfield Farm houses.

Reanadn ponlwnrWmd $osrdlr- pa* The Daphne Memorial was erected in this garden in 1996 to commemorate the lives lost in the world's worst shipbuilding disaster. ln 1883, at the Linthouse shipyard of Alexander Stephen, a 500 tonne cargo passenger boat," the Daphne", was being launched for work on the Glasgow to Belfast route. At the launch there were I94 men on board but only 70 survived when she capsized only yards Irom the shore in quiet weather. Most of the dead came from Govan and Partick, including William

The statue of lsabella Elder by MacFarlane Shannon was erected in 1906 and sits elegantly in its own garden facing the Eldeis Shipyard. lt was the first statue of a woman in the city and remains to this day the only female Glaswegian commemorated in this way.

After John Elder's death lsabella Elder took over as The Dauphne owner of the Fairfield Shipbuilding and Engineering ) Company and was noted for continuing her husband's Telfor; a young G6van dentist who had stowed away to charitable works and endowing many gifts to the people experience the launch. Some of the victims were only 14 of Glasgow and Govan. She gave f50,000 to build the years old. Stephen was cleared of any blame at the Elder Cottage Hospital and the Training Houses for the official enquiry by Sir Edward Reed, but new legislation Cottage Nurses, on the corner o{ Langlands Road and was introduced limiting the numbers of men to be on Drumoyne Road. She championed women's rights, board any luture launches. The enquiry also founded the Queen Margaret College, Edinburgh, and recommended that all loose fittings and equipment campaigned for Scotland's first medical school for should be made secure. A Disaster Fund was women. lsabella also established chairs in Naval established to which the Queen herself donated f 100. Architecture and Astronomy at Glasgow University and The details of this fund are lost in time. When re-floated the academic robes she is wearing in the statue refer to the Daphne was renamed "The Rose" and worked the honorary LLD degree she received from Glasgow between Scotland and lreland. She ended her days in University. She is buried in the Necropolis. I923 renamed "The Elani" when she ran aground in the Mediterranean and was later scrapped. Waik to the rear of he ffire to vishlhe Daphne narwial The names of the disaster victims are listed in Elder Park Library. This memorial stone in Govan has a twin memorial in Victoria Park, both being designed by John McArthur of Govan Practical Arts and produced with funding Irom Glasgow District Counciland granite donated by the Co-operative Funeral Service. The only other memorial to the disaster is in Cemetery erected by the Shipwright's Trade Union in 1892 to commemorate the eight carpenters who died. M.Mt b rZ nn tW dn t4E,( b tw ol bzy nn left b tEgd7 l9

The statue of John Elder with his hand resting on a compound steam engine Bder Park Library Facade was sculpted by Sir J E Boehm and erected The Elder Park Library was another gift to the people oI in '1888. Govan from Mrs Elder. lt was originally a reading and reference library with funds provided for the acquisition John Elder,like Robert of reading materials for the enjoyment and edification of Napier, was truly one the working class men and women of Govan. of the fathers of modem shipbuilding. lt was his It was opened in 1903 by the SdoL-American development of the industrialist, Andrew Camegie (himself a renowned phi- compound steam engine lanthropist). (every bit as important as James Watt's It was designed by J J Burnet (1901-1903) in the style ol condenser) that gave a park pavilion. A1,$e entrance a

Randolph, Elder and Statue ol John Elder colonnade curves out following the domed bow fagade. Company the technological in Elder krk On the balustrade is the Govan Coat of Arms. ln the edge which led to the Clyde being at the forefront of the hallway are marble busts of John and lsabella Elder. world shipbuilding industry. An exhibition of Govan's history to accompany the trail is He encouraged his workers to attend evening classes and on display her. even paid the fees of those who could not afford them. 96 t *U Rmd @y, d< @ rw lpuss a Wb fu. His influence was such that most businesses in Govan Ttnigk closed m an expression of respect at the news of his death.

l&lnt viad( M( b $btny hffiV fq 20 When Govan attained municipal status in 1864, the Burgh Chambers were built by John Burnet in Orkney Street. Built in a 2-storey halian style, the Burgh Chambers were the site of principal administration for the police, health and sanitation services. The accommodation included a large hall used as a court room plus offices for the Commission Board for the Burgh of Govan. Although nearly destroyed by fire in 'I 882, the Chambers were restored and were used as a police station, being the 'G' Division headquarters, until the 1990's when a new purpose built police office was The old Hill's Trust School in Golspie Street was named erected in Helen Street. after Abraham Hill, a native of Govan who made his fortune as a merchant in Wolverhampton. ln I757, As the Burgh of Govan grew, a larger facility was needed Abraham Hill bequeathed the sum of f200 for the for the administration of municipal services. The Govan purchase of land in or around the Parish of Govan. Until Town Hall in Govan Road was built to meet this need. 1868, the land, some 13 acres, was let for agriculture. furinn dap Gwat M lq 24 E 26 i n n a ze The revenue from the use of the lands was paid to a school master who educated boys and girls from the poorest families who were unable to pay school fees. Preference was given to those named Hill. 2 CofltiilE ddlg fubpie Sneetmd fuwt fud Napier Street was named after Robert Napier;'The Father of Clyde Shipbuilding' 0n the corner of Broomloan Road whose shipyard was and Govan Road stands the here from 18421o "potted-heid" building. This 1900. Napier House building, once the Glasgow Savings was a lodging house Bank, was designed by for seamen whose ships were berthed on the Clyde or E A Sutherland and built in 1906. under repairs at the Govan Dry Docks. It is known affectionately as 'potted heid' because the mottled William James Anderson, its architect, used an colouring of its granite facings experimental design. The building was partly steel resembles a Scottish meat dish. framed using concrete without designed reinforcement. The "Potted Heid" building It is of an Art Nouveau Glasgow style. The top floor Tunfuto&kpy$ea became Govan's first telephone exchange. lt was built between 1897-99. No 3 could be divided into two separate docks allowing two ships to be serviced at once. The Dry Docks were closed in 1988. '1890 The Cossar Building was built by Frank Stirrat in to house the John Cossar Print Works. John Cossar printed At the bottom of Stag Street was Highland Lane, leading and distributed the town's first newspaper, the 'Govan to a ford which was used to run cattle across the river. Chronicle' in 1875 and followed with publishing 'The Continp dor Rod lq 27. via*s ewt ov* Plitw Dod< arre Govan Press'in 1878. fut Mfiry nudSckxwhte 29.

After his death, his wife and later their two sons continued with the printing business and added the 'Renfrew Press' and the' Press'to their publi- cations. The firm closed down on 4 May 1983. The busts on the front of the building are Robert Burns, Sir Walter Scott, William Caxton, Johann Gutenberg and of Mr and Mrs Cossar.

Opened in 1901, ttd Govan Town Hall provided a complete suite of rooms for the Govan Provost, the Govan Town Council and Administrative Departments for the Burgh of Govan.

Goran Dry Dock No:3 c.I898 Designed by Thomson and Sandilands and erected M.V. Columbia MY Greredier between 1897-1901, the composition of red ashlar makes it one of the best examples of an elaborate Beaux Ars building in the City. At Stag Street and Govan Road (where the last stag in Govan was alleged to have been slain) you will come 0n each side of the main entrance are medallion busts across the former Govan Dry Docks. The Dry Docks of Provost James KirJ

Prince's Dock had three basins, off a canting basin used Ior turning ships. The docks were buih to a design by

James Deas and occupied a 38 acre site, all at a cost of Prince's Docks 1985

Prince's Dock was completed on 10 September 1897 and was opened by the Duke and Duchess of York. The Clyde Port Authority sold the docks in 1977. ln 1988 the Prince's Dock was chosen as the Scottish site for a Garden Festival, an initiative by Government to regenerate derelict industrial areas throughout the UK. The Garden Festival was very popular, and was enjoyed by more than 500,000 visitors in the six months it was open. The site is now being developed for new businesses.

Prince's Dock Plantation Quay is the riverside quay wall, and on this, and on Stobcross Quay, on the north bank, was placed one ol two identical steam powered "heavy lifts", specially buih to lift '130 tons. The large electric powered crane that you can see now on Stobcross Quay can lift 170 ton. These "heary cranes" were used to install boilers and large equipment into the hulls of nanr ships The Heritage Trail was researched and the telft written by built in the nearby shipyards. The remaining giant, called Tommy Stewart and members oI the Govan the Crane is more famously known for lifting Reminiscence Group. the steam locomotives, made in the North British Locomotive Company's works in , onto ships Thank to Bill Hughes, Jack Simpson, Strathclyde bound for lndia, the West lndies, Africa, and elsewhere. Regional Archive, Glasgow City Libraries and Rev T Davidson Kelly.

This Heritage Trail was made possible by funds from , South West Area Forum.

Design and Original Sketches by the Graphics Section of the Glasgow City Council, Development and Regeneration Services.

'Upper Clyde Shipbuilders photographs reproduced by permission of the Keeper of the Records of Scotland.'

Other photographs were tro, ,i" a,linual Mitchell" website see www.mitchelllibraryorg. The Glmgow Science Centre is a futuristic complex of three shiny metallic buildings containing the Science 2nd Edition 1994 Mall, the IMAX Theatre and the . The 3rd Edition I gg5 f75 million award-vtrinning complex was designed by the 4th Edirion 2003r' Building Design Partnership using titanium, and stands on Plantation Quay as one of Scotland's premier landmark lottery millennium projects. The 350 seat IMAX Theatre features a 80 ft by 60 ft film screen and a 12,000 watt sound s)rstem. The Science Mall contains hundreds of hands-on exhibits over the four floors on science, technology, the human body and the world. You can have a 3D face scan, look inside a tornado, visit a I20 seat planetarium and the Virtual Science Theatre. The Glmgow Tower at 127 metres is Scotland's tallest free-standing structure. The concept design for this tower wzls developed by architect Richard Holden and was originally planned for St Enoch Square. Its design resembles an aircraft wing, two wings around a central core on top of which is a viewing cabin 100 metres above ground from which you can enjoy 20 mile views over the city. Govan is situated in the southwest of Glasgow on the south bank of the River Clyde. Visitors can travel to the area by car, bus or underground:-

By Car- From outside Glasgow you may reach Govan Cross from Junction 24 on the M8.

From Glasgow Cty CenEF Follow signs for the , then take the first left as you exit the tunnel and follow Govan Road to Govan Cross, or take the MB westbound and leave at junction 24, following directions to Govan.

By Bus Contact the Travel information Centre at St Enoch's Square. [tel 0l4l 226 4826).

By UndergrounG Take the underground to Govan Station.

Not all venues are accessible for people wih disabilities

The Gonan Hedage Exhibition shows you more about the history of Govan. lt is on display in Elder Park Library. (See contents number 20)

There is disabled access to the library. Hours of opening are available from the library (telephone number 0141 4451047) 1. UNDERGROUND STATION 2. AITKEN MEMORIAL FOUNTAIN 3. NEW GOVAN PARISH CHURCH 4. DOOMSTER HILL 5. WATER ROW 6. BANK OF SCOTLAND 7. PEARCE INSTITUTE .BLACK 8. MAN' 9. BRECHIN'S PUB r0. GOVAN OLD PARISH CHURCH 11. ST ANTHONY'S CATHOLIC CHURCH 't2. LYCEUM THEATRE 13. BAe SYSTEMS (FORMERLY FAIRFIELDS) 14. ELDER PARK 15. K-13 MEMORIAL 16. THE PORTICO 17. ISABELLA ELDER STATUE rB. THE DAPHNE MEMORIAL 19. JOHN ELDER STATUE 20. ELDER PARK LIBRARY 21. HILIS TRUST SCHOOL 22. TSB BANK 23. GOVAN'S FIRST TOWN HALL 24. NAPIER HOUSE 25. COSSAR BUILDING 26. GOVAN DRY DOCKS 27. GOVAN TOWN HALL 28. PRINCES DOCK c-----'1 29. THE GLASGOW SCIENCE CENTRE q