Yeah that is the BAE systems shipyard. It is one of the few left along with Ferguson (for now provided it doesn't go bust). There used to be over 100 individual ship building yards on the Clyde and now it is basically those two. Used to be a time when 1 in 5 commercial ships in the world were built in Glasgow but those days are long gone. Pretty sad stuff really. Not to get political about it but the Torries screwed Glasgow over good on that one and were in retrospect were really shortsighted.
The only issue with going to check out the BAE shipyard is that it is really restricted and blocked off being a defense contractor. If you don't have a British or NATO passport you need a background check to even visit so there is not a lot you can see from the public street and there is a lot of fencing that keeps you pretty far away. |