The Golden Jubilee Hospital
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The Golden Jubilee Hospital
Image: © Steve Partridge Taken: 31 May 2015
The Golden Jubilee National Hospital occupies the north bank of the River Clyde and is home to the West of Scotland Heart and Lung Centre, which opened in 2007. The site was once part of the William Beardmore and Company Naval Construction Works. Built by William Beardmore, between 1901 and 1906, the yard covered nearly 100 acres (0.40 km2), making it was one of the largest shipyards in the UK. It produced a large range of products, including ships of all descriptions, aircraft, airships, tanks, guns, shells and mines. After World War I, it constructed locomotives and steel houses. The yard became uneconomic in the 1920s and closed its gates for the last time in 1930. Later used as RAF Dalmuir, many of the buildings survived into the 1980s, with some shipbreaking on the site.
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Image Location
Latitude
55.905929
Longitude
-4.425506