Basic Site Details
| Name: | John Brown Shipbuilding Yard, Titan Crane |
| Town, district or village: | Clydebank |
| City or county: | Dunbartonshire |
| Country: | Scotland |
| Parish: | |
| Status: | A listed |
| Grid ref: | |
| Notes: | DC27739,71 and 74, (1907), in William Arrol collection RCAHMS. Sir William Arrol and Company Limited Bridges, Structural Steel Work, and Mechanical Engineering Productions,(1909) partly reprinted from 'Engineering' London, p146, 148 147, 149. J R Hume The industrial archaeology of Scotland, 1, Lowlands and Borders London, (1976), p113. Baker, 'Queen's Quay, Clydebank (Old Kilpatrick parish), survey', Discovery Excavation Scotland, (2004s) vol.5, p131. Paxton and Shipway, Civil engineering heritage: Scotland - Lowlands and Borders, (2007) p185. |
Building Type Classification
| The building is classified under the following categories: | |||
| Classification | Original classification? | Notes | |
 | Shipyard | ||
| INDUSTRIAL | ||
Events
| The following date-based events are associated with this building: | ||||
| From | To | Event type | Notes | |
| 1890 | 1914 | Build/construction | Fitting out dock. |
| 1907 | Build/construction | Titan Crane | |
People
Design and Construction
| The following individuals or organisations have carried out design/construction work. Where architects or practices worked together, matching letters appear beside their names in the Partnership Group column. | ||||||
| Name | Role | Partnership Group | From | To | Notes | |
| (Sir) William Arrol & Co Ltd | A | 1890 | 1914 | Fitting Out Dock 1890-1914. Titan Crane 1907, Sir William Arrol and Co Ltd in collaboration with Stothert and Pitt, for John Brown. 150 ton (uprated to 200 tons in 1937) | |
References
Bibliographic References
| The following books contain references to this building: | ||||||
| Author(s) | Date | Title | Part | Publisher | Notes | |
| http://www.titanclydebank.com/history.aspx | http://www.titanclydebank.com/history.aspx | ||||
| Hume, John R | 1977 | The Industrial Archaeology of Scotland | Vol1 The Lowlands and Borders | London: BT Batsford Ltd | p113 |
| Paxton, Rowland, and Shipway, Jim | 2007 | Civil Engineering Heritage Scotland Lowlands and Borders | p185 | ||
| Sir William Arrol | 1909 | Sir William Arrol and Company Limited Bridges, Structural Steel Work, and Mechanical Engineering Productions | |||
Periodical References
| The following periodicals contain references to this building: | |||||
| Periodical Name | Date | Edition | Publisher | Notes | |
| Discovery & Excavation | 2004 | volume 5 | Baker, 'Queen's Quay, Clydebank (Old Kilpatrick parish), survey', vol.5, p131 | |
Archive References
| The following archives hold material relating to this building: | ||||
| Source | Archive name | Source catalogue no. | Notes | |
| Historic Environment Scotland | Listed Buildings Register | 22993 | |
| NMRS | Sir William Arrol Collection | DC27739,71 and 74, (1907) | |