Port Glasgow and Hamiltonhill Basin, Glasgow's First International Ports

Glasgow grew up as a port city, but for a long time ships could not reach it at all. This lecture from the Alexander Thomson Society tells how the city got round that. Before the Clyde was deepened in the 18th century, sea-going ships stopped well downriver, and from 1668 Port Glasgow became the deep-water harbour the city lacked. Then in 1777 the Forth and Clyde Canal reached Hamiltonhill and gave Glasgow its first inland canal port. The talk is at the Mitchell Library on North Street from 1pm to 2pm on Saturday 16 January. It is free, and places are booked through Eventbrite.