Random Notes and Rambling Recollections of Drydock, the Dock, or Kelvindock, All Known by the More Modern Name of Maryhill: 1750-1894 (Classic Reprint) - Hardcover

Alexander Thomson

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 026660367X ISBN 13: 9780266603672

Publisher: Forgotten Books, 2018

Synopsis

Discover how Maryhill grew from 1750 to 1894, seen through local memories and public works.

This non-fiction work gathers reminiscences and folklore about the origin, rise, and progress of a once modest burgh. It weaves stories of major projects, early industries, and the people who shaped Drydock, the Dock, Kelvindock, and today’s Maryhill. The volume centers on public works like the Forth and Clyde Canal and the aqueduct, alongside accounts of early shipbuilding, mills, and local institutions.

• The Forth and Clyde Canal: its planning, funding, and completion, and how it linked the Forth to the Clyde.
• The aqueduct and related engineering feats that marked the canal’s crossing and its 1790 opening.
• Early industry and ship repair in the dry dock neighborhood, with names tied to local craft and commerce.
• Local life, notable events, and the people who influenced Maryhill’s growth during the 18th and 19th centuries.

Ideal for readers of local history, Scottish industrial heritage, and those curious about how a riverside hamlet became a modern burgh.

Edition details

• Publisher: Forgotten Books
• Publication date: 2018
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 026660367X
• ISBN 13: 9780266603672
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 215