Basic Site Details Name: | Graving Dock, Great Harbour, Greenock | Town, district or village: | Greenock | City or county: | Renfrewshire | Country: | Scotland | Parish: | | Status: | | Grid ref: | | Notes: | | Alternative NamesThe following alternative names are associated with this building/design: | | Name | Current name? | Notes | | Clyde Graving Dock | | |
Building Type ClassificationThe building is classified under the following categories: | | Classification | Original classification? | Notes | | Dock | | |
Street AddressesThe following street addresses are associated with this building: | | Address | Main entrance? | Notes | | Great Harbour | | |
EventsThe following date-based events are associated with this building: | | From | To | Event type | Notes | | 3 October 1958 | | Proposed | 'Greenock Harbour Trust is engaged on plans for a £6 million graving dock' per Builder p591 | | January 1960 | | Proposed | tenders to be invited early in 1960; plans to start work by fall 1960; treasury to provide 2/3 of the cost, Clyde shipbuilding and engineering firms to provide other 1/3 per Builder p368 | | 3 June 1960 | | Proposed | 1,000 ft long dock with tanker cleaning and repair wharves; setback to plans, as £3m Treasury loan not yet successful; backed by 8 shipbuilding and marine engineering firms and other steel and engineering interests per Builder p1072 | | 21 October 1960 | | Proposed | Firth of Clyde Dry Dock Co has announced that construction of graving dock, ship repair centre and tanker cleaning installations at Great Harbour at an est. cost of £4.25 mil. (with £2.85 from the Government) will begin in three months' time and be completed by 1964; 'tenders will be issued shortly' per Builder p765 | | 17 February 1961 | | Proposed | site investigation consisting of 37 70 ft deep boreholes, 22 of which are being bored from floating craft - being carried out by the soil mechanics section of The Cementation Co Ltd | | 12 May 1961 | | Contract offered | thirteen firms have been invited to tender for construction of the ₤4 1/2m 1,000 foot long and 150 ft wide Greenock Graving Dock p927 | | 21 July 1961 | | Contract offered | Edmund Nuttal Sons awarded £2 1/4m civil engineering contract per Builder p140 | | August 1961 | 1964 | Build/construction | |
PeopleDesign and ConstructionThe following individuals or organisations have carried out design/construction work. Where architects or practices worked together, matching letters appear beside their names in the Partnership Group column. | | Name | Role | Partnership Group | From | To | Notes | | Babtie, Shaw & Morton | | | 17 January 1961 | | joint engineering consultants for project along with T F Burns & Partners per Builder p340 | | T F Burns and Partners | | | 17 February 1961 | | joint engineering consultants for project along with Babtie, Shaw & Morton per Builder p340 | | Edmund Nuttal Sons & Co (London) Ltd | | | 21 July 1961 | | civil engineer |
ClientsThe following individuals or organisations have commissioned work on this building/design: | | Name | Notes | | Firth of Clyde Dry Dock Company Limited | | | Greenock Harbour Trust | |
ReferencesPeriodical ReferencesThe following periodicals contain references to this building: | | Periodical Name | Date | Edition | Publisher | Notes | | Builder | 3 October 1958 | | | 'Two Contracts for the Clyde' p591 | | Builder | 2 October 1959 | | | '£4 1/2m. for Clyde Dock' p368 | | Builder | 3 June 1960 | | | 'Setback to Dock Plans' p1072 | | Builder | 21 October 1960 | | | 'Greenock Dock Construction' p765 | | Builder | 17 February 1961 | | | 'Site Investigation at Greenock' p340 | | Builder | 12 May 1961 | | | 'New Greenock Graving Dock' p927 | | Builder | 21 July 1961 | | | p140 |
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