Bowling (Scotland: Bowlin , Scottish Gaelic: Bolan ) is a village in West Dunbartonshire, Scotland, with a population of 740 (2015).
It is located on the northern edge of the Firth of Clyde, between the towns of Clydebank and Dumbarton. Just 1.5 miles west of Old Kilpatrick located at one end of the Antonine Walls and therefore an extreme boundary of the Roman Empire on the west coast of the British island.
Video Bowling, West Dunbartonshire
Forth dan Clyde Canal
Bowling is the location of the western end of Canal Forth and Clyde, opened in 1790, and it is the western gate to the lowland canals.
In 2008, British Waterways Scotland, along with Scottish Enterprise Dunbartonshire, completed a Ã, Â £ 1.4 million regeneration program at Bowling Basin to provide additional tethering and better facilities. At that time there were plans for future use of 140 hectares (60 acres) of land adjacent to Bowling, along with Clydeport.
In June 2008, Lord Provost Denis Agnew, joined schoolchildren and local community groups to celebrate the completion of the £ 163,000 project to raise seven kilometers of the Forth & Clyde Canal from Bowling Harbor to Whitecrook on Clydebank.
In 2007, Bowling welcomed "Vital Spark", one of five surviving Clyde puffers, and the first of its kind to sail to Bowling Harbor for over 40 years. Fourth & amp; The Clyde channel is considered the birthplace of puffers, which should be small enough to negotiate with the Crinan Canal. Puffer archetype, Vital Spark, appears in the book "The Handy" by Neil Munro and two television series of the same name.
Maps Bowling, West Dunbartonshire
Shipbuilding in Bowling
Bowling has long been associated with shipbuilding and ship repair. The opening of Forth and Clyde canals in Bowling in 1790 increased the number of boats passing through small villages en route to Glasgow.
The first shipbuilding name in Bowling is from Thomas MacGill, originally from Glasgow. He rented the Graving dock in 1800, where he paid £ 25 in the first year. McGill and his two sons built the ship in Bowling until 1843 when the yard was forced to close due to an extension of the Forth and Clyde Canal basin.
In 1834 George Mills and Charles Wood formed a partnership, opening a shipyard at Littlemill in Bowling, at the end of the bay of Thomas MacGill. This partnership did not last long, when Charles Wood went to set up a shipyard in Dumbarton himself. In 1840/1 George Mills retired from the shipyard and the shipyard was closed.
In 1851, a new partnership was formed in Bowling between the sons of Thomas MacGill, David and Thomas, and James Scott, whose father owned the land in Littlemill. This company is known as Scott & amp; MacGill. The shipyard was located on land known as Frisky Hall Orchard and this small yard built a wooden sailing ship until, in 1874, he built his first iron vessel.
In 1876, Thomas MacGill retired from the company, leaving James Scott himself and the company name changed to Scott and Company. The partnership was formed in 1892 between James Scott and his two sons, Charles Wood Scott and James Scott Junior. Company name changed again, became Scott and Sons. The company continued to expand into the 20th century, building more than 450 ships, many of the passenger ships and coasters for Gardner & Stewart. In 1958, after retiring James W. Scott, the company became a limited company, trading under the name Scott Sons (Bowling) Limited.
In June 1965, the company was taken over by Scotts Shipbuilding and Engineering Company from Greenock. In 1979, a decision was made to close the shipbuilding yard. The last ship leaving the yard was Laggan built for Forth Tugs Limited from Grangemouth.
- MV Panagiotis
One of the famous ships built by Scott is MV Saint Bedan , launched in January 1937. After some ownership and name change, it became MV Panagiotis and allegedly spent his life in the future as a smuggler ship in the Ionian Sea. It ran aground at Navagio Beach on Ionian Zakynthos Island (Zante) in 1980, becoming one of the most beautiful and well-visited shipwrecks in the world.
Glenarbuck House
Glenarbuck House is a Category B listed building in Bowling. Built in 1804 for merchant Gilbert Hamilton (1744-1808) who was the first president of the Glasgow Humane Society, a founding member of the Glasgow Chamber of Commerce and Lord Provost Glasgow in 1792. The later owners included the Duke of Sutherland and Scott's Scott from shipbuilder Scott and Sons.
Rail transport
The pioneer railway station opened in 1850 when the North Clyde line flowed through Dumbarton to Balloch. In 1858 the line was extended to advance to Glasgow to the east, and Helensburgh to the west. Between 1896 and 1951, the village was also served by the second station, on the Lanarkshire and Dunbartonshire Railroad on the Caledonian Railway. The trajectory now forms paths and trails through the village.
Today Abellio ScotRail's service calls in Bowling, two trains an hour each way.
Bowling today
The Bowling Church is in the same parish as the Ancient Kilpatrick Church.
The village has an annual Gala Day in June, in which a girl is crowned as Queen for a day. The ceremony begins at Bowling Memorial Park and continues into Bowling Hall.
See also
- List of places in West Dunbartonshire
- Forth to Firth Canal Pathway
- Donald's Quay
References
External links
- National Archives entry for Bowling Working Mens Club, 1884-1949: booklet, member list, account
- Bowling Harbor - Clyde Waterfront Heritage
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