The Titan Crane

A SPECIAL EXTRA : An opportunity to visit the nearby Titan Crane for FREE on Saturday the 10th. To ensure you get a place, phone 0141 562 2889.

This exciting structure is close to Clydebank Town Hall. It has its reception building in Garth Street adjacent to West College Scotland's Clydebank Campus and is reached via Cart Street.

Fantastic views can be had of the Clyde and over Clydebank, but the crane itself is the star attraction. You will learn about its construction and its role during the heyday of the great shipbuilding industry here. The Titan Crane is a 150-foot / 46m high cantilever crane designed to be used in the lifting of heavy equipment, such as engines and boilers, during the fitting-out of battleships and ocean liners at the John Brown and Company shipyard. It was also the world's first electrically powered cantilever crane, and the largest crane of its type at the time of its completion. It was used to construct some of the largest ships of the 20th century, including the Queen Mary, Queen Elizabeth and Queen Elizabeth 2. The Category A Listed structure was refurbished in 2007 as a tourist attraction and shipbuilding museum.

As this is a unique opportunity to visit for FREE, visits will be on a first-come-first-served basis through booking on the phone number provided. Once your place has been confirmed, you will need to get to the arrival reception building just beyond the college. From there you will be taken by courtesy mini-bus to the crane. A guide will be on hand to describe the crane, its use and the history.

http://www.titanclydebank.com/history.aspx

Suitable for all the family.