King George V Dock
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King George V Dock (1931-)Opened on the Glasgow and Renfrew District Railway.
Description
This dock is on the south bank of the River Clyde. Although it has lost its railway connection via Shieldhall Yard, it remains open.
The dock was built for goods, not minerals.
On the east side of the dock and its quayside warehousing was King George V Dock Platform.
Building of the dock severed the route of the Glasgow Corporation Tramways route along Renfrew Road. The portion to the west was renamed Old Renfrew Road and a new route for the road was built round the south of the dock. Land was taken to the west for further docks, which were not built. The new road also skirted round the south of this land.
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Dock GoodsExternal links
Canmore site recordNLS Collection OS map of 1892-1914
NLS Collection OS map of 1944-67
| Nearby stations King George V Dock Platform Scotstoun East Deanside Whiteinch Victoria Park Whiteinch Riverside Scotstoun West Scotstoun Show Yard Hillington East Scotstounhill Hillington West Cardonald Garscadden Jordanhill Partick West Kings Inch | Shieldhall Co-operative Works Shieldhall Goods Shieldhall Wharf Siding Scotstoun Shipbuilding Yard Shieldhall Wharf North British Engine Works Park Shipbuilding Yard Jordanvale Yard Scotstoun Iron Works Scotstoun Goods Whiteinch East Shipbuilding Yard Deanside Goods Shieldhall Yard Deanside Transit Clydeside Iron Works |
| Location names in dark blue are on the same original line. | |
Chronology Dates
| / /1914 | Clyde Navigation Trust Shieldhall Dock and Tramways authorised. Authorisation includes permission to close up Renfrew Road. The dock would ultimately open in 1931, named the King George V Dock. Glasgow Corporation Tramways along Renfrew Road would require a deviation to the south to accommodate the dock. |
| / /1931 | Clyde Navigation Trust Glasgow and Renfrew District Railway Opening of the King George V Dock. The dock quaysides were served by lines of the Glasgow and Renfrew District Railway and Shieldhall Yard laid out from Cardonald North Junction. |
| 04/04/1987 | Glasgow and Renfrew District Railway King George V Dock to Cardonald North Junction (excluded) closed. |
News items
| 13/10/2021 | Watch huge ship sail into Glasgow to provide COP26 accommodation [GlasgowLive] |
