A famous British shipyard name is being resuscitated after a 36-year hiatus.
Scotland’s Govan Drydock has been given the green light to re-open. Glasgow City Council has granted a change of use planning consent, which will allow the full reopening of its 168 m long drydock number one, which was previously designated derelict.
Govan Drydock is now operational as a ship repair and maintenance facility. Earlier this year, it was awarded the contract to project manage and undertake the first phase of major restoration and repair work on the TS Queen Mary, which will help preserve the ship.
Govan Graving Docks are located approximately 4 km west of Glasgow city centre on the south banks of the River Clyde. The docks were built in the late 19th century by the Clyde Navigation Trust and, at the time, could accommodate some of the largest ships in the world.
They were extensively used for winter overhauls, repairs and refits of Clyde steamers up until their closure in 1987 and since then, they have remained derelict.
