Clyde navigation tower

Billy B@rk, on January 31, 2008, said:

Thankyou to the person who suggested the new position for this shot. I don't know the area too well & couldn't remember exactly where I had taken the shot. :)

Amelia Royan, on December 24, 2008, said:

Great Victorian architecture Billy. I assume that the Wind is not of the blowing kind, but more like the English Wynd. But I'm ofetn wrong! :)

Billy B@rk, on December 24, 2008, said:

I'm sure it's the blowing kind Amelia! I thought this was interesting as it's like a giant compass showing the four directions. :)

Amelia Royan, on December 24, 2008, said:

Not only beautiful but practical too then. :) And now I think I see the blowing wind on the photo.

Amelia Royan, on December 24, 2008, said:

In fact, in enlargement it's even more interesting. Do you know anything about the middle symbol here Billy?

Billy B@rk, on December 24, 2008, said:

I don't Amelia but it might just represent a ship in stormy waters?

Amelia Royan, on December 24, 2008, said:

It's almost Viking Billy. What were they doing doing here - not raping and pillaging I hope. :)

Billy B@rk, on December 25, 2008, said:

Well, there are quite a few blonde Nordic looking people walking about Glasgow! :)

Seriously the Vikings did get everywhere & there are records of them landing on the west coast of Scotland.

George Rountree, on May 14, 2009, said:

14/05/09 This is the flu that was part of the building which housed the Clyde Navigation Trust's hydraulic coal fired power station built in the 1890s. It supplied power to up to 43 cranes which served Prince's Dock. For more details see JF Riddle's book CLYDE NAVIGATION (1979) p225

George Rountree, on May 14, 2009, said:

This building house the five trams that were on working display at the 1988 Glasgow Garden festival

Billy B@rk, on May 14, 2009, said:

Thanks very much for the info George. I remember the trams in 1988. :)