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Port Glasgow was originally a fishing village called Newark. With the increase in size of shipping vessels the Clyde, prior to dredging, became unsuitable. Therefore in 1688 the merchants of Glasgow, to have a port under their control, setup a port at Newark and reated a planned village to support it, Newport Glasgow. The name was shorteed to Port Glasgow by the 1750s. The town became a burgh in 1832. | |||
Shipbuilding started in Port Glasgow in the 1780s. With the dredging of the Clyde and the response of Greenock, Port Glasgow declined as a shipping port but developed as a ship building centre. At one time 25% of the total tonnage of ships launched on the Clyde was made in the Port Glasgow shipyards. It also got involved in scrapping old ships. The town's last remaining shipyard was nationalised in 2019. | |||
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Revision as of 11:23, 25 March 2024
Port Glasgow was originally a fishing village called Newark. With the increase in size of shipping vessels the Clyde, prior to dredging, became unsuitable. Therefore in 1688 the merchants of Glasgow, to have a port under their control, setup a port at Newark and reated a planned village to support it, Newport Glasgow. The name was shorteed to Port Glasgow by the 1750s. The town became a burgh in 1832.
Shipbuilding started in Port Glasgow in the 1780s. With the dredging of the Clyde and the response of Greenock, Port Glasgow declined as a shipping port but developed as a ship building centre. At one time 25% of the total tonnage of ships launched on the Clyde was made in the Port Glasgow shipyards. It also got involved in scrapping old ships. The town's last remaining shipyard was nationalised in 2019.
PORT GLASGOW CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETY 1861-1918
The society was formed in 1861.
The society united with Port Glasgow Provident in 1918 to form Port Glasgow United.
PORT GLASGOW UNITED CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETY 1918-1983
The society was formed in 1918 by the merger of Port Glasgow with Port Glasgow Provident.
The society joined the CWS in 1983.