Given evolving public health considerations, the Fairfield Heritage team have taken a difficult decision to postpone public access to the Fairfield Heritage visitor centre for the remainder of this year, subject to review in January 2021.
Due to the ongoing Covid-19 crisis the annual Glasgow Doors Open Days went digital this year, The Fairfield’s Doors Open film below featured in the digital festival and is introduced by Pat Cassidy of Govan Workspace who brought the building back from its potential demise. This is followed by a series of sound bites from…Read More…
Just added to Fairfield website are a collection of oral history life narrative interviews which were conducted by Valerie Wright in 2017 as part of the Leverhulme funded project ‘Employment, Politics and Culture in Scotland 1955-2015’ based in Economic and Social History at the University of Glasgow. You can listen to audio excerpts of the…Read More…
THIS EVENT HAS BEEN POSTPONED! A welcoming event for people, family and friends affected by dementia or memory loss. Hear stories from Glasgow’s Greatest Shipyard Tea and Coffee will be provided FREE ENTRY Please book a place by telephoning Abigail on 0141 445 5866
A welcoming event for people, family and friends affected by dementia or memory loss. Hear stories from Glasgow’s Greatest Shipyard Tea and Coffee will be provided FREE ENTRY Please book a place by telephoning Abigail on 0141 445 5866
Explore Govan’s rich shipbuilding history Join us on a walking tour of Govan’s rich shipbuilding history from the Govan subway station to Fairfield Heritage in the prestigious former offices of the shipyard. The tour will start from the Govan subway entrance and stop at various points of interest on the way to Fairfield to visit…Read More…
Our friends from Kilmarnock’s Dick Institute and East Ayrshire Leisure have kindly lent two beautiful ship models from their impressive maritime history collection. In the image below you can see the TS DIEPPE being carefully readied for display. Fairfield Heritage re-opens on Jan 13th – Come along for FREE to see these beautiful vessels up…Read More…
Rare screening of The Big Picnic by Bill Bryden originally performed in the Harland & Wolff Engine Shed, Govan in 1994. This play is set in No Mans Land during World War One and was a very visual and dramatic event set with the backdrop of the shipyard’s shed. Introduced by the Producer Edward Crozier….Read More…
Emily Malcolm, Curator of Transport & Technology at the Riverside Museum is going to talk about the recent publication on the Glasgow Museums’ Ship Model Collection. This ranges from elegant transatlantic liners to humble Clyde puffers, and from simple half-hull designs to magnificent display models. Some of the most famous ships launched on the Clyde…Read More…
Iain has been following Clyde steamers all his life. His father, a marine steam engineer, amongst many others fostered Iain and his passion for the subject. In this latest lecture Iain will look back at his involvement with the paddle steamer WAVERLEY, her preservation and give an insight into the boiler appeal success and the…Read More…
THIS EVENT HAS BEEN POSTPONED! This talk will look at some insights spanning the diversity of Clyde shipyards’ engagement with cutting edge technology over 100 years from blockade runners to nuclear powered ships. Alastair Hart has worked in the marine industry for forty years starting as a student apprentice on the Lower Clyde. Come and…Read More…
Share Maritime Memories with the National Records of Scotland and the National Library of Scotland’s Moving Image Archive. Come and share your stories about Shipbuilding in Scotland in Fairfield’s magnificent Boardroom. Please join us for a tea/coffee and biscuits from 1.30pm. The event will start at 2pm with a selection of films from the Moving…Read More…
Fairfield Heritage will close this winter at 4pm on Friday 20th December. We look forward to seeing you again when we re-open on Monday 13th January. Happy holidays!
Back by popular demand! Rare footage of Beardmore’s great Dalmuir shipyard shot in 1928 of the Canadian Pacific liner Duchess of Atholl under construction. This film will be shown in the Fairfield Boardroom. Maritime historian Ian Johnston will give an introduction to Wm Beardmore & Co Ltd.
Screening of BBC Scotland’s ‘Focal Point’ – The Axeman at the Gate in the Fairfield Boardroom. This programme made in the late 1980’s tells the story of when British Shipbuilders sent in Eric Mackie to close Govan Shipbuilders, however when Eric arrived and looked closely at the yard, and the people working there he changed…Read More…
Gavin Stewart is an Electrical & Controls Engineer with a passion for industrial and maritime heritage. This is a presentation of photos from his collection containing a mix of medium format negative scans and slides including some official yard photos from James Lamont & Co (which were rescued from destruction when the company ceased trading…Read More…
