Nigel's Photo Blog

 Introduction Yesterday, my post focused on warship construction facility on the River Clyde at Govan near Glasgow . Tonight, I am posting a selection of images taken whilst walking on the banks of the Clyde but not associated with the military site. Images and video taken in proximity to the Clyde and Govan This is Govan Old Church which dates from Victorian times. However the site which the church occupies boasts continuous Christian worship from around the 6th century AD onwards.    Here is the River Clyde.From left to right is: The new pedestrian footbridge linking Govan to Partick. The Tall Ship 'Glenlee'.  Riverside Museum (extensive grey building).  Another aspect of the Govan-Partick Bridge.  The Scottish Event Centre & Clyde Auditorium (aka 'Armadillo'). This building dates from 1995 and was designed by award-winning architect Sir Norman Foster. This new 3,000 capacity building was completed in August 1997.   Public Art. This ...

(Above image is a capture of Spring flowers at Blythswood Square in Glasgow.) This morning I went into Glasgow to view an exhibition of landscape photographic images by a high profile photographer. Unfortunately, I was distinctly unimpressed with the quality of the work and resolved to walk along the banks of the River Clyde to the former shipbuilding centre of Govan, a distance of about three miles. The walk to Govan proved very satisfying allowing me to connect with a wide range of architecture and scenes, as illustrated below, culminating in an unexpected bonus of archaeology in process at the burial ground of Govan Old Parish Church. Notwithstanding temperature at just above freezing, the weather remained reasonably benign and favourable for photography.   Broomielaw-Tradeston Bridge aka 'Squiggly Bridge': For pedestrians.   Elaborate architecture from 1903: The Kingston Halls included a public library funded by philanthropist, Andrew Carnegie. The...