Finnieston Crane 3 - Edited
The Finnieston Crane - more properly, the Stobcross Crane - is a giant cantilever crane which entered service in 1932, and was used for loading heavy goods (i.e. steam locomotives) onto cargo ships for worldwide export.
Two companies were involved in the majority of its construction - the tower section was built by Cowans, Sheldon & Company, and the cantilever (lifting arm) was built by the Cleveland Bridge & Engineering Company.
It stands 175 feet tall, and whilst it was in operation, it had a maximum lifting capacity of 175 tonnes.
It fell into disuse in the early 1990s, but was retained as a symbol of Glasgow's industrial heritage - manufacturing for export, shipbuilding, and ship-borne trade on the River Clyde.
The area it stood in has since been redeveloped; it is now surrounded by the various buildings of the Scottish Exhibition and Conference Centre, and the various hotels and restaurants that have been built to service the SECC. You can see the SEC Armadillo on the left, the main SECC hall just to the right of that, and behind the crane is the SSE Hydro, one of the main venues for popular music in the country.
This shot was made by taking four shots in portrait orientation using my Tamron SP 24-70mm f/2.8 lens, shooting at 50mm and at f/8 aperture. I used the excellent freeware tool Hugin to stitch the four shots together.
Finnieston Crane 3 - Edited
The Finnieston Crane - more properly, the Stobcross Crane - is a giant cantilever crane which entered service in 1932, and was used for loading heavy goods (i.e. steam locomotives) onto cargo ships for worldwide export.
Two companies were involved in the majority of its construction - the tower section was built by Cowans, Sheldon & Company, and the cantilever (lifting arm) was built by the Cleveland Bridge & Engineering Company.
It stands 175 feet tall, and whilst it was in operation, it had a maximum lifting capacity of 175 tonnes.
It fell into disuse in the early 1990s, but was retained as a symbol of Glasgow's industrial heritage - manufacturing for export, shipbuilding, and ship-borne trade on the River Clyde.
The area it stood in has since been redeveloped; it is now surrounded by the various buildings of the Scottish Exhibition and Conference Centre, and the various hotels and restaurants that have been built to service the SECC. You can see the SEC Armadillo on the left, the main SECC hall just to the right of that, and behind the crane is the SSE Hydro, one of the main venues for popular music in the country.
This shot was made by taking four shots in portrait orientation using my Tamron SP 24-70mm f/2.8 lens, shooting at 50mm and at f/8 aperture. I used the excellent freeware tool Hugin to stitch the four shots together.