The Finnieston Crane or Stobcross Crane is a disused giant cantilever crane in the centre of Glasgow, Scotland. It is no longer operational, but is retained...
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machines are often known as "cranes", regardless of the official definition of the term. Finnieston Crane, a.k.a. the Stobcross Crane Category A-listed example...
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Finnieston is an area of Glasgow, Scotland, situated on the north bank of the River Clyde roughly between the city's West End and the city centre. Finnieston...
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Goliath are the twin shipbuilding gantry cranes situated at Queen's Island, Belfast, Northern Ireland. The cranes, which were named after the Biblical figures...
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two cranes share a common working area. "Tears of Malmö" is the more southern of the two. Big Blue Breakwater Crane Railway Eriksberg Crane Finnieston Crane...
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Titan Clydebank (redirect from Titan Crane)
Stobcross (Finnieston Crane), Scotstoun (Barclay Curle Crane) and Greenock (James Watt Dock Crane). Fewer than sixty giant cantilever cranes were built...
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the album: the view of a rainy day over Glasgow's West End (with the Finnieston Crane featuring prominently). The rear cover shows a long-exposure shot of...
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original on 4 December 2019.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) "Finnieston Crane". Clyde Waterfront. Archived from the original on 26 April 2014. Retrieved...
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Millennium Bridge Modern buildings, including the Clyde Auditorium, Finnieston Crane, Crowne Plaza Hotel and the SSE Hydro The estuary opens out past Dumbarton...
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The Clyde flowing through Glasgow. The Finnieston Crane on the left is seen as a lasting symbol of the industrial heritage of the Clyde....
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The Barclay Curle Crane is a disused Titan or giant cantilever crane at the Barclay Curle shipyard at Whiteinch, Glasgow, Scotland. It was built by Sir...
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platform. Barrowman is then seen standing on a constructed model of the Finnieston Crane with the message "Welcome to Glasgow" displayed in an LED screen behind...
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Fairfield Titan (redirect from Fairfield Titan crane)
cantilever crane at BAE Systems' Govan shipyard, and the largest such crane on the River Clyde until it was demolished in 2007. The crane was built by...
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Left Coast Lifter (category Crane vessels)
largest barge crane ever used on the U.S. West Coast. Big Blue Breakwater Crane Railway Finnieston Crane Fairbairn steam crane Kockums Crane Mastekranen...
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Cowans Sheldon (railway cranes), RB Cranes (construction cranes), Stothert & Pitt (port cranes) and Wellman Booth (steel plant cranes). United Kingdom portal...
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The James Watt Dock Crane is a giant cantilever crane situated at Greenock on the River Clyde. It was built in 1917 by Sir William Arrol & Co. It was...
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Lancefield Quay. He laid the bases at Stobcross Quay in preparation for the Finnieston Crane. He prepared the launch sites for both the RMS Queen Mary and RMS Queen...
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Finnieston Crane, by the River Clyde in Glasgow. The sculpture was built at the former locomotive works at Springburn, and suspended from the crane for...
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Kinning Park Scots: Kinning Pairk Sussex Street, with the Finnieston Crane visible in the distance. Kinning Park Location within the Glasgow City council...
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The Beardmore Crane was a giant cantilever crane at the William Beardmore and Company yard. The Beardmore Crane had two opposite cantilevered jibs, both...
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Mastekranen (category Individual cranes (machines))
Mastekranen (English: The Masting Crane) is an 18th-century masting sheer and present landmark on Holmen in Copenhagen, Denmark. It was designed by architect...
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Finnieston Crane Stobcross Quay 14 April 1989 NS5710365150 55°51′30″N 4°17′04″W / 55.858295°N 4.28458°W / 55.858295; -4.28458 (Finnieston Crane)...
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Crane, Otherwise Known As Finnieston Crane 55°51′30″N 4°17′04″W / 55.858304°N 4.284581°W / 55.858304; -4.284581 (Stobcross Quay, Stobcross Crane,...
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one of four examples to remain on the River Clyde, along with those at Finnieston, Clydebank and Greenock. During the First World War the Barclay Curle...
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tear down the Union flag and replace it with a Scottish standard. Finnieston Crane begins operation. Etive Bridge, Stirling, built. A flock of Soay sheep...
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focused especially on the area's main thoroughfares of Argyle Street (Finnieston), Great Western Road and Byres Road. The area is popular with tourists...
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depot, also at Govan. Prior to modernisation, trains used to be lifted by crane onto and off the tracks. Modernisation brought the installation of points...
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- Rankin & Blackmore, Hastie's and Kincaid's of Greenock, Rowan's of Finnieston, Weir's of Cathcart, Howden's of Tradeston and Babcock & Wilcox of Renfrew...
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the platform and a weighing machine is indicated in the goods yard and a crane in the goods yard. A road overbridge stood to the east of the station. In...
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– Rankin & Blackmore, Hastie's and Kincaid's of Greenock, Rowan's of Finnieston, Weir's of Cathcart, Howden's of Tradeston and Babcock & Wilcox of Renfrew...
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