City of Glasgow

Old Govan

Photographs of the Govan region

of Glasgow

as it once was.

Govan Town Hall

Opened in 1901,
the Town Hall provided rooms
for the Govan Provost,
the Govan Town Council
and the Administrative Departments
for the Burgh of Govan.

The "B" listed building
was designed by Thomson and Sandilands
and erected between 1897 and 1901,
the composition of red ashlar
makes it one of the best examples
of an elaborate Beaux Arts building
in Glasgow.

Sunny Govan - Govan Town Hall

Clyde Waterfront - Govan Town Hall / Film City

Film City Glasgow

Tram car at Govan Cross

Tram car in Govan Road

Lyceum Cinema in Govan Road

Govan Library in 1970

Langlands Road in Govan

Tram car in Admiral Street

in Govan

Fairfields Shipbuilding & Engineering Company Building

Fairfields was a shipbuilding company
on the River Clyde at Govan.

It was a major warship builder for the Royal Navy
through the First and Second World Wars.
It also built transatlantic liners,
including record breaking ships
for the Cunard Line and Canadian Pacific,
such as the Blue Riband winning
RMS Campania and RMS Lucania.

Wikipedia - Fairfield Shipbuilding Company

Sunny Govan - Fairfields / Kvaerner Govan Shipyard

Fairfield Day School on Fairfield Street

in Govan in the early 1970s.

This school was designed by John Honeyman

and built in 1873

as St Mary's Hall Public School.

Although it was managed by the Govan Parish School Board

it was paid for using funds from Abraham Hill's Trust.

In 1878 it was renamed Fairfield Public School

before becoming Fairfield Primary School in 1949.

It closed in 1966 but reopened two years later

as Fairfield Day Centre for children with special needs.

Fairfields Shipbuilding & Engineering Company

in Govan

Fairfield's Shipyard Crane

at Govan

Fairfield's Shipyard Crane

at Govan

Graving Dock at Govan

Linthouse to Whiteinch ferry

across River Clyde

Glasgow Old Transport

The Glasgow Story - Govan Ferry

Scotcities - Glasgow Ferries

Linthouse Mansion at Govan

Mansion House was built in 1791

and thought to be a Robert Adam design.

Sunny Govan - The Portico

Derelict Glasgow - Elder Park

Statue of John Elder in Elder Park in Govan

Statue of John Elder

in Elder Park at Govan

Sculpted by Sir JE Boehm and erected in 1888.

John Elder was one of the fathers of modern shipbuilding.

It was his development of the compound steam engine
that led to the River Clyde being at the forefront
of the world shipbuilding industry.

Sunny Govan - John Elder Statue

Glasgow Parks - Monuments to John and Isabella Elder

Elder Park - opened in 1885

Elder Park was founded by Isabella Elder

in memory of her husband John Elder.

John Elder was a well-known marine engineer

with the Clyde ship building companies.