Sir William Arrol & Co Ltd, Glasgow, Scotland, 1959 - floating crane "Titan" for the Port of London Authority
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. Here is shown the 60 ton floating crane "Titan" owned and operated by the Port of London Authority in the days when the old east end docks complex was one of the largest in the world.
Sir William Arrol & Co Ltd, Glasgow, Scotland, 1959 - floating crane "Titan" for the Port of London Authority
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. Here is shown the 60 ton floating crane "Titan" owned and operated by the Port of London Authority in the days when the old east end docks complex was one of the largest in the world.