Titan Crane, Clydebank

Name: Titan Crane
Address: 1 Aurora Avenue, Clydebank, G81 1BF, United Kingdom
Telephone: +44 141 952 3771

#1 among attractions in Clydebank

Museum, Science museum, View point

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Facts and practical information

Titan Clydebank, more commonly known as the Titan Crane is a 150-foot-high cantilever crane at Clydebank, West Dunbartonshire, Scotland. It was designed to be used in the lifting of heavy equipment, such as engines and boilers, during the fitting-out of battleships and ocean liners at the John Brown & Company shipyard. It was also the world's first electrically powered cantilever crane, and the largest crane of its type at the time of its completion. ()

Alternative names: Coordinates: 55°53'50"N, 4°24'31"W

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1 Aurora AvenueClydebank G81 1BF United Kingdom

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+44 141 952 3771

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Titan Crane – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Clydebank Town Hall, White Cart Bridge, Clyde Waterfront Regeneration, Morison Memorial church.

~1250 ftN
Specialty museum, History museum, Art museum
Clydebank Town Hall, Clydebank
7 min walk • Clydebank Museum in Clydebank, West Dunbartonshire, Scotland was opened in 1980 in the Clydebank Town Hall, and is operated by West Dunbartonshire Council.
1.2 miS
Bridge
White Cart Bridge, Glasgow
31 min walk • White Cart Bridge is a Scherzer rolling lift bascule bridge situated on the A8 road in Renfrew, Scotland. The bridge crosses White Cart Water at the confluence with the Black Cart River.
0.6 miN
Harbor
Clyde Waterfront Regeneration, Clydebank
15 min walk • Clyde Waterfront is a 20 km stretch of the River Clyde, Scotland, running east–west from Glasgow Green in the heart of Glasgow, to Dumbarton on the Firth of Clyde.
~1350 ftN
Church
Morison Memorial church, Clydebank
7 min walk • Morison Memorial United Reformed Church is a church in Clydebank, Scotland. It is situated on Dumbarton Road near Clydebank Town Hall. Initial plans were drawn up in 1893.
1.5 miSE
Forts and castles
Renfrew Castle, Glasgow
38 min walk • Renfrew Castle was situated at the royal burgh of Renfrew, Scotland, which is near the confluence of the River Clyde and the River Cart.
1.2 miSE
Neighbourhood
Yoker, Glasgow
32 min walk • Yoker is an area of Glasgow, Scotland, on the northern bank of the Clyde east of Clydebank, 5 miles west of the city centre. From the fourteenth century, the Renfrew Ferry has linked Yoker with Renfrew on the south bank.
~890 ftE
Universities and schools
Clydebank College, Clydebank
5 min walk • Clydebank College was a further education college in Clydebank, in West Dunbartonshire, Scotland. It is now part of the merged institution West College Scotland.
~1880 ftNE
Sport, Sport venue
Kilbowie Park, Clydebank
10 min walk • Kilbowie Park, also known as New Kilbowie Park, was a football stadium in Clydebank, Scotland. It was the home ground of Clydebank. New Kilbowie was built for Clydebank Juniors in 1939. In 1964, Clydebank merged with East Stirlingshire and entered the Scottish Football League.

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Which popular attractions are close to Titan Crane?

Nearby attractions include Clydebank College, Clydebank (5 min walk), Clydebank Town Hall, Clydebank (7 min walk), Morison Memorial church, Clydebank (7 min walk), Clyde Waterfront Regeneration, Clydebank (15 min walk).