SPW019467 SCOTLAND (1927). Harland and Wolff Diesel Engine Works, Balmoral Street, Scotstoun, Glasgow. An oblique aerial photograph taken facing north-east.

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Title [SPW019467] Harland and Wolff Diesel Engine Works, Balmoral Street, Scotstoun, Glasgow. An oblique aerial photograph taken facing north-east.
Reference SPW019467
Date 1927
Link Canmore Collection item 1246252
Place name
Parish RENFREW (CITY OF GLASGOW)
District CITY OF GLASGOW
Country SCOTLAND
Easting / Northing 252664, 667318
Longitude / Latitude -4.3553412648362, 55.876485803842
National Grid Reference NS527673

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Scotstoun Ironworks

yes
Sunday 14th of July 2019 12:05:55 PM
The Albion Motor Car Company Ltd was renamed Albion Motors in 1930, just months after this aerial photograph was taken. In 1951, Leyland Motors took over. After the British Leyland Motor Corporation was founded in 1968, production continued with the Albion Chieftain, Clydesdale & Reiver trucks and the Albion Viking bus models. Production of these was then moved to the Leyland plant at Bathgate in 1980. In 1969, the company took over the neighbouring Coventry Ordnance Works on South Street, which it continues to operate from. Leyland dropped the Albion name when the company name was changed to Leyland (Glasgow) and later to Leyland-DAF from 1987 when it became a subsidiary of that Dutch concern. A management buy-out in 1993 brought Albion Automotive as it was thenceforth known back into Scottish ownership. A new owner, the American Axle & Manufacturing Company (AAM) of Detroit, Michigan, took over Albion in 1998.

Billy Turner
Thursday 21st of January 2016 07:19:28 PM
Railway bridge (disused) over Balmoral Street

Billy Turner
Tuesday 2nd of June 2015 03:32:09 PM
51 Balmoral Street, Balmoral Iron Yard, Office.

Billy Turner
Tuesday 2nd of June 2015 03:22:19 PM
Albion Motor Car Co. Ltd

geetee
Saturday 9th of November 2013 07:29:06 PM

User Comment Contributions

You are absolutely correct!!

I finished my apprenticeship here after Finnieston and Govan shipyard closed.

We built 4.5 inch Vickers twin gun turrets for frigates and destroyers.

bspoon
Monday 3rd of June 2013 01:51:45 AM
this is actually Harland and wolff Ordnance works where they built naval guns. The diesel engine works were at Finnieston. However it was an engine works for a short spell in the late 20's early 30's. see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coventry_Ordnance_Works

clydesider
Monday 9th of July 2012 11:37:05 PM