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Broomielaw Quay

Museum of Transport

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Broomielaw Quay

This photograph shows the quayside at the Broomielaw in the 1850s, with several paddle steamers moored behind the shipping office. In the background is a great fleet of sailing ships berthed at the Windmillcroft Quay (built in 1839) on the south bank of the river.

Reproduced with the permission of Glasgow City Council, Glasgow Museums

Keywords:
Broomielaw Quay, Glasgow Harbour, paddle steamers, quays, refreshment rooms, River Clyde, rivers, sailing ships, shipping offices, steam ships, Windmillcroft Quay



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