For size information please see our Print Product Guide. -- The Paddle Steamer Glen Rosa was going like a rocket doon the watter - all churning paddles, and flecked foamy - as she tried to escape our following photographer in the 1930s. The steamer, built by J&G Thomson, at Dalmuir, for the Glasgow and Southwestern Railway, was launched in 1893. She served with the Royal Navy in the First World War as HMS Glencross. She was absorbed into the London Midland and Scottish Railway fleet in 1923, and transferred to the Caledonian Steam Packet Company in 1938.Sadly, this grand old lady of the Clyde was sent to the breakers' yard in 1939. -- noreferrer">Shipping page for information about our available services. If you are interested in purchasing one of our products but live outside of the UK please get in touch. -- The Herald Picture Store is proud to present these images in their actual condition. We haven't manipulated these photographs and are proud of their character. Please be aware that due to their age some images may show imperfections. This is as a result of the technology available at the time they were captured and/or scanned and saved for our records.
