Govan East Iron Shipbuilding Yard
Location type
WorksName and dates
Govan East Iron Shipbuilding YardOpen on the William Beardmore & Co Ltd.
| Nearby stations Govan Govan [Subway] Yorkhill Kelvin Hall Ibrox [Subway] Merkland Street [Subway] Partick Partick [Subway] Kelvinhall [Subway] Ibrox Excursion Platforms Partick West Partickhill Cessnock [Subway] Exhibition Centre Finnieston [1st] | Middleton Shipbuilding Yard Govan Graving Docks Yorkhill Quay Kelvinhaugh Slipdock Govan Ship Yard [1st] Govan Shipbuilding Yard Kelvinhaugh Shipyard Kelvinhaugh Refuse Despatch Works Govan Engine Works Kelvinhaugh Junction Heart of Scotland Tourist/other - Riverside Museum Pointhouse Quay Govan Ferry |
| Location names in dark blue are on the same original line. | |
Chronology Dates
| / /1912 | Govan Shipbuilding Yard Harland & Wolff takes over the Govan Shipyard [1st]. From west to east: the workshops were built by William Arrol and Co on the former Water Row Ship Yard, six slips were built on the Govan Shipyard [1st] and Middleton Shipbuilding Yard, a further slip and the fitting out basin on the Govan East Iron Shipbuilding Yard (Govan Yard). The rebuilt shipyard was now accessed directly by rail over Govan Road from Govan station. |
