Clydebank
Bruach Chluaidh (Gaelic)
OS grid reference:	[1]
Population:	46,000
Council area:	West Dunbartonshire
Constituent country:	Scotland
Sovereign state:	United Kingdom
Police force:	Strathclyde Police
Lieutenancy area:	Dunbartonshire
Former county:	Dunbartonshire
Post town:	CLYDEBANK
Postal:	G81
Telephone:	0141 AND 01389
Scottish Parliament:	West of Scotland region: Clydebank and Milngavie
UK Parliament:	West Dunbartonshire
European Parliament:	Scotland

Clydebank (Bruach Chluaidh in Gaelic) is a town in West Dunbartonshire, Scotland, lying on the north bank of the river Clyde. Founded on the banks of the river Clyde (Clutha in Gaelic). Clydebank is a relatively young place in comparison to other Scottish towns, being one of the earliest new towns of the 19th century. Officially founded as a Police Burgh on the 18th of November 1886 as part of the county of Dunbartonshire, Clydebank served as an early housing scheme for several shipyards Thomson's Ship Builders (1871) and Beardmores (1860 Clyde Navigation Trust) when they opened their shipyards between Yoker village on what is now the western fringe of the city of Glasgow and the village of Dalmuir. These yards eventually became some of the most important ship building yards in the 20th century, John Brown's the home to the great Cunard Line being a fine example. 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Clydebank is currently the largest town in the council area of West Dunbartonshire; with a population of around 45,000, it is home to roughly half the area's people. The town is found within the historical boundaries of the ancient kingdom of Strathclyde, the parish of Old Kilpatrick (12th cent), the Mormaerdom of Lennox and the county of Dunbartonshire For local government purposes, Scotland is divided into 32 areas designated as Council Areas of Scotland which are all governed by unitary authorities designated as Councils which have the option under the Local Government (Gaelic Names) (Scotland) Act 1997(as chosen by Na h-Eileanan an Iar) of being known... West Dunbartonshire (Siorrachd Dhùn Bhreatainn an Iar in Gaelic) is one of 32 unitary authority areas in Scotland. ... Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... The title of Mormaer designates a regional or provincial ruler in the medieval Kingdom of the Scots. ... Lennox may refer to: District of Lennox, Scotland Lennox, California Lennox, South Dakota Lennox County, Ontario Picton, Lennox and Nueva, Chile Any person who has held the title of Duke of Lennox Lennox, a fictional Duke of Lennox in Macbeth Annie Lennox, a popular 80s music artist This is... Dunbartonshire is one of the Traditional counties of Scotland, in that part of the country formerly called Lennox (which was a title of nobility). ...

Politics

Residents of the town, nicknamed Bankies, have a strong sense of local identity and do not identify as belonging to West Dunbartonshire or the city of Glasgow. The postal address is Clydebank, Dunbartonshire rather than the politically accurate Clydebank, West Dunbartonshire, and is sometimes incorrectly written as Clydebank, Glasgow G81. A 2003 poll conducted by the Scottish National Party suggested that Clydebank residents were unhappy with the town's status as part of West Dunbartonshire and would prefer the restoration of the town's pre-1994 council, which was scrapped in the 1994 restructuring of Scottish local government. The Clydebank SNPpoll found common irritation at the location of the 'county' government in the town of Dumbarton, the second largest town (20,000 population) and a view that despite 11 of the total 22 'county' councillors being elected to represent wards within Clydebank, the town residents were distant from their representatives. West Dunbartonshire (Siorrachd Dhùn Bhreatainn an Iar in Gaelic) is one of 32 unitary authority areas in Scotland. ... Glaswegian redirects here. ... 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Scottish National Party (SNP) (Scottish Gaelic: is a centre-left political party which campaigns for Scottish independence. ... 1994 (MCMXCIV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated as the International Year of the Family and the International Year of the Sport and the Olympic Ideal by United Nations. ... Dumbarton (Dùn Breatainn in Scottish Gaelic) is a burgh in Scotland, lying on the north bank of the River Clyde where the River Leven flows into the Clyde estuary. ...

Also of concern was that Clydebank will no longer share an MP (Member of Parliament) with Milngavie (an adjacent town in East Dunbartonshire) as the 'urban' burgh constituency of Clydebank and Milngavie, but is now represented in the British Parliament along with the West Dunbartonshire towns Dumbarton and Alexandria (Vale of Leven), as the semi-rural county constituency of West Dunbartonshire. The same change may yet take place regarding representation in the Scottish Parliament, however at present there are no plans to change from the Clydebank and Milngavie Scottish Parliamentary constituency. It is the generally held belief of residents that Clydebank has far more common interests with the rest of Greater Glasgow than they do with detached areas of West Dunbartonshire, though others believe that the historical connection to Dunbartonshire is important in fighting to retain Clydebank's independence from Glasgow. Although not part of the local authority area of the City of Glasgow, Clydebank lies on the periphery of the conurbation of Glasgow with some neighbouring houses and streets fall within the limits of the 2 'counties'. Milngavie, (pronounced Mill–Guy or Mull–Guy), is a town on the northwestern outskirts of Glasgow, Scotland. ... East Dunbartonshire (Siorrachd Dhùn Bhreatainn an Ear in Gaelic) is one of 32 unitary authority areas in Scotland. ... West Dunbartonshire (Siorrachd Dhùn Bhreatainn an Iar in Gaelic) is one of 32 unitary authority areas in Scotland. ... Dunbartonshire West is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... Dunbartonshire is one of the Traditional counties of Scotland, in that part of the country formerly called Lennox (which was a title of nobility). ... The City of Glasgow Council (Mòr-bhaile Ghlaschu in Gaelic) is one of the 32 Scottish unitary authorities, formerly Glasgow District Council and Glasgow Corporation in Glasgow, Scotland. ...

The town is part of a single urban area (officially the Glasgow City Metropolitan Area) with the terms Glasgow, Glasgow City, or Greater Glasgow commonly used interchangeably; the Glasgow City Metropolitan Area includes places falling within the limits of the following 'counties': West Dunbartonshire (Clydebank), East Dunbartonshire, North Lanarkshire, Renfrewshire, East Renfrewshire and all of the City of Glasgow. The majority of these areas are part of the NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde area. Greater Glasgow refers to the Greater Glasgow Health Board area, and the Greater Glasgow Metropolitian Settlement Area (created in the 2001 census). ... West Dunbartonshire (Siorrachd Dhùn Bhreatainn an Iar in Gaelic) is one of 32 unitary authority areas in Scotland. ... East Dunbartonshire (Siorrachd Dhùn Bhreatainn an Ear in Gaelic) is one of 32 unitary authority areas in Scotland. ... North Lanarkshire (Siorrachd Lannraig a Tuath in Gaelic) is one of 32 unitary council regions in Scotland. ... Renfrewshire (Siorrachd Rinn Friù in Gaelic) is one of 32 unitary authority regions in Scotland. ... East Renfrewshire (Siorrachd Rinn Friù an Ear in Gaelic) is one of 32 unitary council regions in Scotland. ... The City of Glasgow Council (Mòr-bhaile Ghlaschu in Gaelic) is one of the 32 Scottish unitary authorities, formerly Glasgow District Council and Glasgow Corporation in Glasgow, Scotland. ... Logo of the Greater Glasgow and Clyde health board NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde is a new NHS board in Scotland, United Kingdom, created from the amalgamation of NHS Greater Glasgow and part of NHS Argyll and Clyde on April 1, 2006. ...

In the early 20th century the town was synonymous with the Scottish socialist movements led by the shipyard workers along the river Clyde, giving rise to the title of Red Clydeside, a mishmash of socialists, trade unionists and nationalists. Red Clydeside is a term used to describe the era of political radicalism that characterised the city of Glasgow in Scotland, United Kingdom, and urban areas around the city on the banks of the River Clyde. ...

Sport

Clydebank has two semi-professional football teams, Clydebank F.C. and Yoker Athletic F.C.. Both are members of the Scottish Junior Football Association and play in the Central League Division 1. Clydebank FC formerly held status as a senior league club but, while in administration in 2002, the club was purchased by a consortium and moved to Airdrie and renamed Airdrie United F.C.. A new Clydebank F.C. were formed in 2003 and entered the Central district of Scottish Junior football. Football (soccer) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ... Clydebank Football Club is a Scottish football club based in the town of Clydebank, West Dunbartonshire. ... Yoker Athletic Football Club are a Scottish football (soccer) club based in Clydebank near Glasgow. ... The Scottish Junior Football Association (SJFA) is the organising body for the junior grade of football (soccer) in Scotland. ... The Scottish Football League is a league of football teams in Scotland. ... Airdrie (Gaelic An Àrd Ruigh/An Àrd Àirighe) is a town within North Lanarkshire, Scotland[1]) . It lies on a plateau roughly 400 ft (130 m) above sea level, and is approximately 12 miles (19 km) east of Glasgow. ... Airdrie United Football Club are a Scottish professional association football team based in the town of Airdrie . ...

The new Clydebank Football Club have a sizeable support - regularly attracting crowds of 400-1,200 for home matches - attendances that exceed those regularly achieved in the Scottish League Divisions 2 and 3.^{[citation needed]}

Yoker Athletic FC (one of the oldest football clubs in Scotland)also have a small but committed support - bolstered by "bumper crowds" achieved when playing home matches against Clydebank FC.^{[citation needed]}

The town has a large shopping centre which is divided in two by the Forth and Clyde Canal which runs through the town. There are three secondary schools in the town: Saint Andrew's High[2], Saint Columba's High[3] and Clydebank High[4]. There are numerous primary schools. The town has many bars and pubs, and several nightclubs. The Forth and Clyde Canal is a canal in Scotland. ...

The popular Scottish band Wet Wet Wet formed in Clydebank in 1982. Wet Wet Wet are a successful Scottish pop band of the 1980s, 1990s and 2000s. ... 1982 (MCMLXXXII) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

The late Inspector Tom Murphy lived at 75 Dickens Avenue in Boquhanaran Clydebank for many years.He was a wonderful man and participated in management of St Stephens Boys Guild FC in the 1970's & 1980's.He was well known for his charity fund raising for disabled persons charities.He was a fantactic individual until his death in 1995 at the age of 62yrs.He is survived by his wife Theresa,and his children Margo & John.

Employment

Although the town currently has a high unemployment rate, this was not always the case.

A major employer in the town was John Brown & Company shipyard, which built several well-known ships, including the Hood, Queen Mary, Queen Elizabeth, and Queen Elizabeth 2. Later it became part of Upper Clyde Shipbuilders, which was the scene of a famous "work-in" in the 1970s. HMS Indefatigable being launched at Clydebank. ... This article refers to the 1918 battlecruiser. ... RMS Queen Mary was a Cunard Line (then Cunard White Star Line) ocean liner that sailed the North Atlantic Ocean from 1936 to 1967. ... RMS Queen Elizabeth was a steam-powered ocean liner of the Cunard Steamship Company. ... The Queen Elizabeth 2, often called the QE2, was the flagship of the Cunard Line from 1969 until she was succeeded by RMS Queen Mary 2 in 2004. ... Upper Clyde Shipbuilders was a group which amalgamated the major shipbuilders of the River Clyde, Glasgow, Scotland. ...

Singer Corporation was also a major industry in Clydebank, giving thousands of jobs to the townsfolk but has since closed, with a Clydebank Business Park where it's famous building used to stand (next to where Singer railway station is now) Singer Corporation is a sewing machine company located in the United States of America. ... Singer railway station is a two-platformed manned railway station serving Clydebank town centre. ...

The Clydebank Blitz

During World War II Clydebank's production of ships and munitions for the allies made the town a target for the German Luftwaffe: 439 bombers dropped over 1000 bombs on 13th and 14th of March 1941. Of 12,000 homes in the town fewer than a dozen were undamaged and over 35,000 people were made homeless. The raid, known as the Clydebank Blitz, was the worst suffered by Scotland during the war and resulted in 578 civilian deaths, the total per-head of population, one of the highest in WWII was devastating. A memorial to those who lost their lives on those nights can be found at [Graham Ave], [you can check the casulty list for all registered deaths].An additional [memorial to the dead of both WWI & WWII can be found at the Town Hall in Hall St]. A further memorial to the "Defenders of Clydebank", the officers and sailors of the Polish destroyer ORP Piorun is found opposite the Town Hall. The ORP Piorun was in John Brown's shipyard at the time, and was remembered for the heavy anti-aircraft fire it put up during the raids. Two German bombers were shot down by RAF fighters during the raid and another is believed to have been brought down by anti-aircraft fire. Combatants Allied powers: China France Great Britain Soviet Union United States and others Axis powers: Germany Italy Japan and others Commanders Chiang Kai-shek Charles de Gaulle Winston Churchill Joseph Stalin Franklin Roosevelt Adolf Hitler Benito Mussolini Hideki Tōjō Casualties Military dead: 17,000,000 Civilian dead: 33,000... Look up ally in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... This or section does not cite its references or sources. ... For the movie, see 1941 (film). ... ORP Piorun was an N-class destroyer used by the Polish Navy during the Second World War, ex HMS Nerissa. ... The Royal Air Force (RAF) is the air force branch of the British Armed Forces. ...

Coat of Arms

Clydebank District Council coat of arms 1985 - 1996

The Burgh of Clydebank adopted an unofficial coat of arms in 1892, when it was required to obtain a common seal by the Burgh Police (Scotland) Act 1892. The design was described disparagingly by Arthur Charles Fox-Davies as a fine healthy specimen of home-made heraldry.^[1] Image File history File links ClydebankArms. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... A modern coat of arms is derived from the medi val practice of painting designs onto the shield and outer clothing of knights to enable them to be identified in battle, and later in tournaments. ... A police burgh was a Scottish burgh which had adopted a “police system” for governing the town. ... Arthur Charles Fox-Davies. ...

The design comprised a shield surmounted by a mural crown, above which was a helm bearing a wreath and crest. In the centrepiece of the shield was a Lennox Cross representative of the ancient Earls of Lennox. In chief position was a sewing machine representing the Singer Corporation and in base position "on the waves of the sea" was a representation of the battleship HMS Ramillies built at J & G Thomson's Clydebank Shipyard in 1892. In the dexter fess position was a stag's head taken from the coat of arms of shipbuilder James Rodger Thomson, the first Provost of the Burgh. In sinister fess position there was a lion rampant taken from the coat of arms of local landowner, Alexander Dunn Pattison of Dalmuir. First version of the Coat of Arms of Italy. ... Lennox may refer to: District of Lennox, Scotland Lennox, California Lennox, South Dakota Lennox County, Ontario Picton, Lennox and Nueva, Chile Any person who has held the title of Duke of Lennox Lennox, a fictional Duke of Lennox in Macbeth Annie Lennox, a popular 80s music artist This is... Singer Corporation is a sewing machine company located in the United States of America. ...

The crest was a garb or wheatsheaf representing the agricultural interests of the area.

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In 1929 there was a concerted campaign by the office of Lord Lyon King of Arms to ensure that all burghs using unmatriculated arms regularised their position, and more than fifty burghs registered arms between 1929 and 1931. This lead to Clydebank's arms being matriculated on February 6, 1930. The 1930 grant was almost identical to the 1892 device.^[2] Arms of the Office of the Lord Lyon The Lord Lyon King of Arms, the head of Lyon Court, is the most junior of the Great Officers of State in Scotland and is the Scottish official with responsibility for regulating heraldry in that kingdom, issuing new grants of arms, and... February 6 is the 37th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1930 (MCMXXX) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link is to a full 1930 calendar). ...

In 1975 the burgh was abolished, becoming part of larger Clydebank District, and the burgh arms went out of use. Clydebank District Council was granted new arms on September 3, 1975. This consisted of a red saltire on a white field for the ancient province of Lennox and for the town's more recent historic links to Ireland which previously used the same flag. The cog-wheel symbolised all the local industries and the demi-figure of Saint Patrick referred to Old Kilpatrick, a burgh of barony from 1672, and where the saint is reputed to have been born. A representation of part of the Roman Antonine Wall was included as the Wall and Roman forts at Old Kilpatrick and Greenhill were features common to the burgh and to the villages in the District. The lymphad (galley ship) was for Clyde shipbuilding. The burgh motto was retained.^[3] At the request of the district council, the arms were rematriculated on April 19, 1985 with the addition of a dove of peace in the centre of the saltire. The coat of arms went out of use in 1996 with the abolition of the District Council. In 1998 the successor West Dunbartonshire Council was granted very similar arms.^[4] September 3 is the 246th day of the year (247th in leap years). ... 1975 (MCMLXXV) was a common year starting on Wednesday. ... The district of Lennox (Gaelic: Leamhnachd) is a region of Scotland centred around the village of Lennoxtown in Stirling, eight miles north of the centre of Glasgow. ... For information about the holiday, see: Saint Patricks Day Saint Patrick (Latin: [2], Irish: Naomh Pádraig) was a Christian missionary and is the patron saint of Ireland along with Brigid of Kildare and Columba. ... Events England, France, Munster and Cologne invade the United Provinces, therefore this name is know as ´het rampjaar´ (the disaster year) in the Netherlands. ... The Antonine Wall, looking east, from Barr Hill between Twechar and Croy The Antonine Wall, remains of Roman fortlet, Barr Hill, near Twechar Location of Hadrians Wall and the Antonine Wall in Scotland and Northern England. ... Kilpatrick is an Irish surname. ... April 19 is the 109th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (110th in leap years). ... 1985 (MCMLXXXV) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... West Dunbartonshire (Siorrachd Dhùn Bhreatainn an Iar in Gaelic) is one of 32 unitary authority areas in Scotland. ...

Areas of Clydebank

Antonine Park,Boquhanaran Dalmuir, Dalmuir West, Dalnottar, Drumry, Duntocher, Faifley, Hardgate, Linnvale, Mountblow, North Drumry, North Kilbowie, Old Kilpatrick, Parkhall, Radnor Park, South Drumry, and Whitecrook. Dalmuir is a small town in Scotland. ... Duntocher (Dùn Tòchair in Gaelic) is a village in Dunbartonshire, Scotland. ... A large housing estate forming part of the town of Clydebank, Scotland, adjoining the former village of Hardgate. ... Hardgate is a village in West Dunbartonshire, Scotland. ... Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ...

References

• I.M.M. MacPhail, The Clydebank Blitz (1974, ISBN 0-85279-061-9)
• Clydebank Restoration Trust
• The Clydebank Story
• West Dunbartonshire CVS
• Clydebank College A.F.C.

• Map and aerial photo of Clydebank from Multimap.com
• Other map and aerial photo sources