Description

1917 by Sir William Arrol and Co Ltd for the Greenock
Harbour Trust. 150 ton grant, steel cantilever crane on the S
side of James Watt Dock. Lattice girder tower supporting
roller track on which rotates the asymmetrical cantilever
truss gib with motor room and counter weight at short end.

Statement of Interest

Constructed during the 1st World War then there was

great competition for materials. This crane was a

considerable achievement and is (1988) still in complete

working order. About 42 giant cantilevered cranes were

constructed world wide and the Glasgow firm of Arrols were

responsible for 40. 27 were located in Britain, 15 survive

but 7 (1988) are at serious risk. In Scotland 7 remain at

the 2 Arrol cranes at Rosyth are under Threat (1988).

External Links

• Historic Environment Scotland Listing
• Greenock Titan Crane at Wikipedia
• Wikidata Q15111801

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Recommended Books

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  Drawing up a Local Listed Building Consent Order: Historic England Advice Note 6
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  Old House Care and Repair
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  [(Bedfordshire, Huntingdon and Peterborough)] [By (author) Nikolaus Pevsner] published on (January, 1968)
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  Dorset (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Old House Handbook 2 Books Bundle Collection (Old House Handbook: A Practical Guide to Care and Repair,Old House Eco Handbook: A Practical Guide to Retrofitting for Energy-Efficiency & Sustainability)
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  The green guide for historic buildings: how to improve the environmental performance of listed and historic buildings