#dumbarton

[instanttaneas-archivoenfoto]

David Byrne, Ohio 1983 foto por Peter Anderson

[pakgirls530916]

What the heck is wrong with her? The look on H's face.

[orokay]

i've had this done for over a month but was waiting to be inspired enough to add a background and i think i got i bit carried away. i kept thinking of foreground elements that might be cute and then followed every impulse without question

[rangersfc-1872]

2023/24 SCOTTISH CUP 4TH ROUND

Dumbarton 1-4 Rangers 20th January 2024 The Dumbarton Football Stadium

Shiels (88') Lundstram (35'), Dessers (41'), Tavernier (78' pen), Wright (89')

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[grits-galraisedinthesouth]

The poor child is already MARKLED. Christened at "Montecheato" and given the name PRINCESS 😂🤣 You can't make this stuff up.

[scotianostra]

On 22nd November 1869 the clipper “Cutty Sark” was launched at Dumbarton on the River Clyde.

Built on the River Leven that  flows out of Loch Lomond and joins the Clyde at Dumbarton at a cost of £16,150.  Many people will tell you it was a Clyde built ship, but that’s not entirely true

The Cutty Sark was commissioned by John Willis, a Scots born businessman, in the late 1860s. Scott and Linton  were contracted to build the Cutty Sark for a price of £17 per ton, a very low price even in those days. 

1869 Scott and Linton were bankrupted due to the low contract price but not before they had completed and launched the hull and named it Cutty Sark.

The hull was towed across the river Leven to William Denny and Brothers on the Clyde for fitting out; she was rigged ready to sail in only 12 weeks. Cutty Sark set sail from London on her maiden voyage to Shanghai on the 16th February 1870 under the command of Captain George Moodie. 

It had a dedicated service to the tea and wool trades, until being sold to a Portuguese cargo company in 1895, whereupon it was renamed the Ferreira.

These extremely fast clippers were able to cover long distances without the need of getting to port to reload coal. However, the opening of the Suez Canal in 1869 shortened trade routes and made them lose their advantage over steam ships.

The ship’s name comes from Nannie, the witch in the Robert Burns poem Tam O’Shanter, who was dressed in only a “cutty sark” – an old Scottish term for a short nightie. The ship's figurehead, the original of which has been attributed to carver Fredrick Hellyer of Blackwall, is a stark white carving of a bare-breasted Nannie Dee with long hair holding a grey horse's tail in her han

In 1922, retired captain Wilfred Dowman bought the clipper for his personal use before, in 1938, his widow donated it to the training academy at Greenhithe, Kent to be used as a school ship by young cadets. At Greenhithe Cutty Sark acted as an auxiliary vessel to HMS Worcester for sail training drill, but by 1950 she had become surplus to requirements.

In 1953 Cutty Sark was given to the Cutty Sark Preservation Society and in 1954 she was moved to a custom-built dry dock at Greenwich.  Cutty Sark was preserved as a museum ship, and has since become a popular tourist attraction.

In 2007 a devastating fire broke out aboard the Cutty Sark, and it appeared that the ship might be completely destroyed. Thankfully total disaster was avoided, but the subsequent restoration lasted until 2012.  On 19th October 2014 she was damaged in a smaller fire.

Cutty Sark whisky derives its name from the ship. An image of the clipper appears on the label, and the maker formerly sponsored the Cutty Sark Tall Ships Race. The ship also inspired the name of the Saunders Roe Cutty Sark flying boat.

[fotoflingscotland]

Drum Major Competition at Scottish Pipe Band Championships in Dumbarton

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[timetolearnoclock]

peace seekers

“Peace seekers meet in Dumbarton Oaks.”

April 1953

Quote taken from original text included with the image in the magazine

[marionsinspirations]

[instanttaneas-archivoenfoto]

David Byrne, Ohio 1983 foto por Peter Anderson

[pakgirls530916]

When is he never NOT moaning and groaning with the sour face! HE is now getting everything he deserves and MORE! Rumors are this is when he went to ask for better seats and got DENIED!

[backtonormallife]

Harry's return

Harry was never going to return as a senior royal after he and Meghan stepped down as working royals. It doesn't matter who wrote the manifesto, Harry went through with it.

The question has always been how much a part of the family he was going to be after his marriage fell apart.

I never got the sense he was going to remain in the UK after the divorce and rehab. I always thought he would be shipped off to Africa. There really isn't a future for him in the UK.

[betibc1]

Thrilling Showdown: Dumbarton vs. Peterhead ⚽

Get ready for an electrifying clash between Dumbarton and Peterhead! Who will emerge victorious in this high-stakes football showdown? Tune in to witness the excitement unfold! 🎉⚽️

[mariondanslorage]