Museum Represents a museum WC Yes EventsForChildren Yes Place The town or city Clydebank HearingLoop No IsIncludedThisYear No DisabledAccess Yes OpeningTime1 9.00-17.00 ArchitectName Built by Sir William Arrol & Co IsNewThisYear No ID Google Panorama ID 9721 Refreshments No Street The street address Queen's Quay Postcode G81 1BF Parking Yes DisabledWC Yes LimitedAccess No NotAccessible No Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource The Titan Crane Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived westdunbartonshire Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 3572 Type The nature or genre of the resource Museum Spatial Coverage Spatial characteristics of the resource. current,55.86362,-4.261207; Description An account of the resource 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.<a href="http://www.titanclydebank.com/history.aspx">http://www.titanclydebank.com/history.aspx</a>Suitable for all the family. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource Between 1906 and 1907