Port Glasgow

Port Glasgow (Gaelic Port Ghlaschu ) is a port city in Scotland.

Port Glasgow to Greenock is the second largest town in the Inverclyde, a Unitary Authority on the west coast of Scotland. It is drained by the River Clyde.

History

Port Glasgow was formerly known under the name of Newark, a vernacular term for new- work ( = new work). Its history is closely connected with the castle of Newark and the Maxwell family. The other important factor for Port Glasgow is, as the name suggests, the shipping industry. It ships here from the Netherlands and France were unloaded and brought the cargo in small boats on the Clyde to Glasgow. 1667 bought the city of Glasgow country on the coast to build a harbor and breakwater. This causes the village Newark was the first deep-sea port of Glasgow and was soon called Port Glasgow. 1833 Port Glasgow Free City. Around this time, the Clyde was deepened, so that the city was no longer needed as a port. Thus, the now incipient shipbuilding fell more serious consequence.

In the 19th century the city became a center of shipbuilding. One of the most famous ship was the Comet. The 1811 -built paddle steamer was the first commercially successful used steamship Europe. Most shipbuilding is gone in the wake of de-industrialization as well as most others in the industry Inverclyde. The only remaining private shipyard on the Clyde Ferguson Shipbuilders is.

Built in 1774 Newark Parish Church is no longer used.

Attractions

The main attraction of the place is the Newark castle from the 1484. This was occupied until 1697 by the clan of the Maxwells. This castle stands near the edge of the Clyde very much. Previously, she was surrounded on all sides by yards. Today, there are only the shipyard Ferguson on its west side.

1823 Presbyterian St Andrew 's Church and in 1959 the Catholic Holy Family Roman Catholic Church was built.

Personalities

  • Margaret McDonald, theologian, born in 1815 in Port Glasgow
  • Robert Rental, musician, born in 1952 in Port Glasgow
  • Harry McNish, carpenter, born on September 11, 1874 in Port Glasgow
  • Ross McCall, actor, born in 1976 in Port Glasgow
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