John Moore
Detail from William Simpson’s New Quay on South Bank (1895)
Last year saw the 200th anniversary of the establishment of the first shipyard on the upper reaches of the Clyde at Glasgow. Opened in 1818, John Barclay’s yard was located on the north bank a little more than a mile west of the Broomielaw at Stobcross where, initially, wooden sailing ships were constructed. Since then, the story of the Clyde has been inextricably linked with the building of ships.