Old Photograph Parade Port Glasgow Scotland

Old photograph of a Parade in Port Glasgow, Glasgow, Scotland. A parade of tradesmen who marched along Scarlow Street, then out to Shore Street, Brown Street and Bellhaven Street, Ardgowan Street, East Hamilton Street,Chalmers Street, Helen Street and from there back to Princess Street. Up Princess Street and Down John Wood Street along Bay Street and Port Glasgow road to Montgomery Street before returning to Fore Street where the " dismiss " was sounded on a Bugle. A major turning point in the history of Port Glasgow came in 1811, when Henry Bell commissioned John Wood & Co. of Port Glasgow to build “ Comet ”, the first commercial steam powered vessel in Europe. Launched in 1812, it made the first passenger carrying steam sailing in Europe, from Port Glasgow to the Broomielaw, and then back down to Greenock, greatly reducing the journey time. History was made and many celebration parades took place from then onwards.



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