243 Of 365: The Finneston Crane

The Finnieston Crane or Stobcross Crane is a disused giant cantilever crane in the centre of Glasgow, Scotland. It is no longer operational, but is retained as a symbol of the city's engineering heritage. The crane was used for loading cargo, in particular steam locomotives, onto ships to be exported around the world.


THE Finnieston Crane is one of Glasgow's most iconic monuments - and one of its most unusual. It is a 174 ft high cantilever crane built in the 1920s, and it began operating in 1932 with the rather unornamental job of lifting railway carriages, engines and other heavy structures onto ships docked on the River Clyde