Clydebank Museum and Art Gallery. Red Clydeside. We have a broad collection of genealogy resources for those researching their family history, we provide FREE access on all public access library computers to Ancestry Library Edition and sell vouchers for the popular Scotland's People website. Before 1870, the area which later became Clydebank was largely rural, and agricultural. New permanent exhibitions concentrating on Clydebank's proud industrial heritage (Singer Sewing Machine Factory and The Sipbuilding Industry) have been created alongside new high specification temporary galleries, for exciting touring exhibitions as well as housing the Council's permanent exhibition of fine art. The Clydebank factory was so productive that in 1905 the US Singer Company set up the Singer Manufacturing Company Ltd. as a UK registered company. Construction and naming[edit] Overhead view of Queen Mary docked at Long Beach in 2008 History (1934–1939)[edit] Queen Mary in 1936. UiE Scotland (part of the French Bouygues group) bought the yard in 1980 and closed it in 2001. Visitors can learn all about the local, social and industrial history of the region at the fascinating Clydebank Museum. She was designed for the transatlantic service from her home port of Southampton, UK, to New York, and was named after the earlier Cunard liner RMS Queen Elizabeth. Within... Read more, War and romance, smuggling and heroism, tales of the supernatural and more – Royal Dundonald Castle is one of Scotland's most unexplored and fascinating treasures! Maiden voyage[edit] Troopship[edit] Read about Shipbuilding on the Clyde with Clyde Waterfront Heritage. Marathon Oil bought the Clydebank shipyard from UCS and used it to build oil rig platforms for the North Sea oil industry. Why not come along and browse the Museum and Gallery then enjoy some fresh home baking or lunch in the Coffee Shop? RMS Queen Elizabeth was an ocean liner operated by the Cunard Line. Clydebank Live - news and events in Clydebank. Commissioned in 1920, she was named after the 18th-century Admiral Samuel Hood. Clydebank. The industrial history of Clydebank and the Clydebank Blitz are particularly well represented in the collection with books, maps, pamphlets, reminiscences, photographs and newspapers. One of Scotland’s most unusual visitor attractions, the … Industrial development[edit] Gradually, as the shipyard grew, so did the cluster of buildings grow nearby. Whether you are planning a meeting, conference, show, party, wedding, ceremony or grand theatrical performance - this is the venue for you! 1911 strike at Singer[edit] The 11,000 workers at the largest factory of Singer sewing machines factory, in Clydebank, went on strike in March–April 1911, ceasing to work in solidarity of 12 female colleagues protesting against work process reorganisation. What's On Network: What's On East Renfrewshire | What's On Edinburgh | What's On Fife | What's On Glasgow | What's On Lanarkshire | What's On Renfrewshire | What's On Stirling, Want to be the first to hear about what's happening in Glasgow? If you know of an event taking place at Clydebank Heritage Centre or anywhere else in Glasgow, All History and Culture listings in Glasgow, Clydebank Heritage Centre Dumbarton Road, Clydebank G81 1XH. Scotfax: Clydebank Feature Page on Undiscovered Scotland. Characteristics[edit] History[edit] Service history[edit] Abandoned historic, stone houses and flats lie boarded up awaiting demolition. One of four Admiral-class battlecruisers ordered in mid-1916, Hood had serious design limitations, though her design was drastically revised after the Battle of Jutland and improved while she was under construction. Clydebank Blitz. Situated beside the shipyard where many of the famous liners of the Clyde were built.