Today we will learn…

1. Today we will learn… • Some of the problems faced by the shipbuilding industry after WW2 • The methods used by the government to solve the problems. • Some reasons for industrial action • Some of the effects of industrial action

2. Wurkin piecework in the funnel shop,building quickbut no quick enuff,cursin an liftin an swerrincause it takes too longtae wait oan the crane-man whois lookin efter his matewho stands him a few dinner time beviesat the Seven Seas public baran you know causethat's wherr you get yir three pint chaserfur yir ashet pie supperthat yi eat wi yir rusty fingers, then yi fa oot wi the timekeepercause o the stupit time he pit oan the joaban you kid oan the boeywho wiz daft enuff taelet yi pit a brush handlethrough the arms of his ovoiesan you playspin the hammerlike it wiz yir prize six shooteran you laugh when the boey tries itan it nearly breaks his toes, TheJourneyman by Brian Whittingham

3. an yi go tae the burneran patter him upso he'll burn yir joaban yi momentarily watchhis torch ignitinand you watchthe gas yi couldnae see explodinglike a bomb,an the cloud of rusty dustan bodies hidin behindguillotines anflangers anscrap-buckets an yi squint thru the hazeat the guy that's no therr cause he's been blown down the passagewi a hole in his sidethat he didnae huvbefore yi pattered hin up,an yi stoat ower tae the first aiderwho pits a dod o cotton-wool stuck oanwi sellotape, ower yir eye,an yi realise how lucky yi wuran how lucky the burner wisnaethen again,he could huv been the guythat fell in the furnace,the first-aider wisnae much use tae himneither he wiz. The Journeyman by Brian Whittingham

4. Source BThis is Taken from a report on the decline of shipbuilding after 1945 The failure to invest in new technology and the lack of government subsidies caused the decline of British shipbuilding. It meant that our main rivals could build cheaper better quality ships. As a result, there were very few orders for British yards. What led to the decline of shipbuilding after 1945?

5. KU Questions • KU questions have a source and then a question. • Look at the number of marks. If there are 3 marks you will you’ll earn two marks by using the information in the source and the other mark will be given for relevant information from your own knowledge. • If there are four marks then it’s three from the source and one point from your own knowledge.

6. Strike!! • Its is 1970 in Trinity shipyard on the Clyde. • The workers have walked out on strike. They are unhappy with the way management is running the shipyard • ½ of you are going to be workers! • ½ of you are going to be management!

7. Beardmore's Works: views of ships Dalmuir, 1911

8. Ship launch (Fairfields)

9. Linthouse Shipyard, offices (dinner hour)

10. Fairfields Shipyard, main gate, men coming off shift

11. Shipbuilding: group of apprentices in Fairfields Submarine Engine Department

12. View of Mackie & Thomson shipyard; ships under construction, 1912

13. General view showing the paddle steamers belonging to Mr David MacBrayne; 'Columbia', 'Grenadier', 'Gael' May 1898

14. Barclay, Curle yard from the River Clyde, Scotstoun

15. Riveters (shipbuilding, possibly Yarrows)

16. Yarrow & Co: welder , 1955

17. Ship: 'Windsor' launch by the Princess Royal, 1952

18. Shipyard, 1955

19. View of Clyde from Yarrow's shipbuilding yard downstream, 1930

20. View of Barclay, Curle & Co, ships and shipyard, 1925

21. Harland & Wolff shipyard, 1970

22. Clydeside, Present Day Leisure

23. Places to live

24. Finnieston crane

25. South St, 1955, tanker