Sir William Arrol & Co Ltd, Glasgow, Scotland, 1959 - tower cranes, John Brown, Clydebank, Scotland
For nearly a century the bridge, crane and engineering company of Sir William Arrol loomed large in the Scottish industrial sector. The company constructed some of the world's most famous bridges including the Forth Rail Bridge and, as seen here in sketch, the Forth Road Bridge - the latter opened in 1964. They also made a wide range of heavy industrial equipment, such as cranes, as well as constructing industrial and commercial buildings.
The company, founded by William Arrol, were based at Dalmarnock Iron Works and Parkhead Crane Works both in Glasgow. The catalogue is a many paged document showing the wide range of engineering jobs the company were involved in. John Brown's Clydeside shipbuilding yard was one of the most famous in the world, part of the massive West of Scotland shipbuilding industry that has now vanished, and here can be seen a set of 40t and 60t travelling cranes being used to fit out a BP tanker, "The British Queen".
Sir William Arrol & Co Ltd, Glasgow, Scotland, 1959 - tower cranes, John Brown, Clydebank, Scotland
For nearly a century the bridge, crane and engineering company of Sir William Arrol loomed large in the Scottish industrial sector. The company constructed some of the world's most famous bridges including the Forth Rail Bridge and, as seen here in sketch, the Forth Road Bridge - the latter opened in 1964. They also made a wide range of heavy industrial equipment, such as cranes, as well as constructing industrial and commercial buildings.
The company, founded by William Arrol, were based at Dalmarnock Iron Works and Parkhead Crane Works both in Glasgow. The catalogue is a many paged document showing the wide range of engineering jobs the company were involved in. John Brown's Clydeside shipbuilding yard was one of the most famous in the world, part of the massive West of Scotland shipbuilding industry that has now vanished, and here can be seen a set of 40t and 60t travelling cranes being used to fit out a BP tanker, "The British Queen".