Clydebank is a proud town - and for good reason, not only did they produce some of the biggest ships, the best sewing machines, and the best patter - but also some incredible people, exemplified no better than in national icons like Kevin Bridges, James Cosmo, Marti Pellow, and Wet Wet Wet.
The town boasts a seperate culture from that of Glasgow - one that developed seperately from the city as far back as the 12th century, although the two would become more and more linked as more trade sprang up on the Clyde.
Today we wanted to look at the recent history of Clydebank, looking through the last century at some of the people and events that shaped the West Dunbartonshire town as we know it today.
These pictures were supplied via West Dumbartonshire Council’s museum collection service - you can view even more historical pictures, stories, and more from their online archive, click here to check it out.
17. Clydebank Central Library (Circa.1969)
The main entrance to Clydebank Central Library on Dumbarton Road. Peter Brand (left) Chief Librarian is seen here with Councillor John McGinlay, Convener of the Library Management Committee. | West Dunbartonshire Council
18. American visitors (Circa.1970s)
Mr John Maxwell Wotherspoon, Managing Director, 1969-77, showing a party of American visitors around the factory. | West Dunbartonshire Council
19. Work-in for UCS(1972)
Mass meeting between the Upper Clyde Shipbuilders at the end of a work-in. November 1972. | West Dunbartonshire Council
20. Egyptian float (1982)
An Egyptian float from the parade at St. Margaret’s Hospice fete, Clydebank. | West Dunbartonshire Council