Clydebank

American

[klahyd-bangk] / ˈklaɪdˌbæŋk /

noun

a city in SW Scotland, on the Clyde River.

Clydebank British

/ ˌklaɪdˈbæŋk, ˈklaɪdˌbæŋk /

noun

a town in W Scotland, in West Dunbartonshire on the north bank of the River Clyde. Pop: 29 858 (2001)

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Twenty years ago the oldest surviving example, the Titan Crane at Clydebank, had millions spent on it, transforming it into an award-winning visitor attraction.

From BBC

The "Clydebank Titan" is the oldest surviving example worldwide, built in 1907 for the John Brown shipyard, birthplace of great ships like HMS Hood, the Queen Mary, Queen Elizabeth and the QE2.

From BBC

During the 1941 Clydebank Blitz, only seven out of 12,000 properties in the town are said to have escaped damage from German bombing but the giant crane was unscathed.

From BBC

The attraction closed in 2018 and its owner Clydebank Property Company, which is linked to the local council, currently has no firm plans to reopen.

From BBC

Repainting the far smaller cranes would cost much less - but as the owners of the Clydebank crane have discovered, it is still a daunting outlay.

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