#clydepuffer — Public Fediverse posts

Taken this day, 2011, The Wee Spark
https://www.flickr.com/photos/woolamaloo_gazette/6278069108/in/photostream/lightbox/

A working, scale replica of the classic Clyde Puffer, made famous in the Tales of Para Handy, with the Vital Spark, sailing through Kirkintilloch, where many puffers were built & launched

#Scotland #Ecosse #photography #photographie #ClydePuffer #Ship #Bateau #ForthAndClydeCanal #WeeSpark #VitalSpark #ParaHandy #Kirkintilloch #Glasgow

"More steam, MacPhail!"

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The Maryhill, a working, scale replica of the classic Clyde Puffer, in the Kirky Marina. In the industrail era many of these ships, made famous in Neil Munro's book, and the 1970s TV adaptation (still much loved here), were built and launched near this spot

#Kirkintilloch #Glasgow #ForthAndClydeCanal #boat #bateau #photography #photographie #TheMaryhill #ClydePuffer #VitalSpark #ParaHandy #Scotland #Ecosse

Taken this day, 2010, "more steam, MacPhail!!!" https://www.flickr.com/photos/woolamaloo_gazette/4691053617/

"The Wee Spark", a working, scale replica of the famous Clyde Puffer, moored near where many of them were built & launched in Kirkintilloch

#Scotland #Ecosse #Glasgow #photography #photographie #ForthAndCLydeCanal #boat #bateau #ClydePuffer #TheVitalSpark #History #engineering

The Maryhill, a working, scale replica of the classic Clyde Puffer is moored near the sculpture that commemorates the vessels that were built & launched at this spot

#Scotland #Ecosse #photography #ForthAndClydeCanal #Glasgow #Kirkintilloch #ship #boat #bateau #ClydePuffer #Maryhill #history

"More steam, MacPhail, you blaggard!"

Monument celebrating the wonderful Clyde Puffer, as seen in Para Handy, by the canal marina at Kirkintilloch. Many were built & launched from this spot, one upon a time.

#Glasgow #History #photography #ship #boat #bateau #Kirkintilloch #ForthAndClydeCanal #ClydePuffer #ParaHandy #VitalSpark

This #forester's #FensterFreitag photo taken while out #cycling, I was stopped by an open swing bridge on the #CrinanCanal and #VIC32 #ClydePuffer hove into view. #WindowFriday #WestCoast #Scotland #ScotlandPhotography

Taken this day, 2013, the Vital Spark in the snow https://www.flickr.com/photos/woolamaloo_gazette/8542272645/in/photostream/

Actually it's the Maryhill, a working, scale version of the classic Clyde Puffer, many of which were built & launched near this spot in #Kirkintilloch

#Glasgow #photography #Scotland #Ecosse #KirkintillochMarina #ForthAndClydeCanal #dock #marina #boat #ship #ClydePuffer#VitalSpark #ParaHandy #snow #neiger

Vital Spark, Inveraray
#VitalSpark #Inverary #ClydePuffer #Scotland #photography #canon #Scotland

MV Spartan, Irvine Maritime Museum.
#MVSpartan #IrvineMaritimeMuseum #ClydePuffer #Irvine #Ayrshire #Scotland #photography #canon
https://www.scottishmaritimemuseum.org/scottish-maritime-museum-turns-historic-boat-inside-out-to-celebrate-re-opening/