Craneoftheweek

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[Ben Cooper @bencooper]

Inchgreen Drydock - demolished today, another bit of cultural destruction. https://t.co/f9akOpMra1

[Inverclyde Now @inverclyde_now]

The cranes at Inchgreen Dock, Greenock were demolished by explosion on Sunday morning
| More at https://t.co/aRuXY514YJ

[ScotIndustrialHerit @Scotindustria]

Cranes: Destruction today of Clyde sentinels @craneoftheweek in #Greenock Inchgreen Dock https://t.co/PPuOsvaLjx via @youtube

[Craneoftheweek @craneoftheweek]

#CraneNews #ControversialCrane https://t.co/7d31fQgM8D

[The New York Times @nytimes]

To remove Confederate statues, New Orleans needs a heavy crane. Every crane company in the area has received threats https://t.co/8JMNeUwMfL

[Rob Bell @MrRobBell]

... cos they might also come in handy on the dance floor. 💃 #londonunderground @MoneySupermkt

[Craneoftheweek @craneoftheweek]

A female crane driver in her cab, 1942. An Arrol 5-ton electric travelling crane, unknown shipyard.

[Craneoftheweek @craneoftheweek]

Good shout from @markrustbucket - this is definitely #craneoftheweek https://t.co/mq0SubMHDE

[Mark Edwardson @markedtv]

UK's largest crane hoists 600 tonne bridge in to place during Ordsall Chord construction in #manchester @BBCNWT

[InstHistBdgConScot @Ihbcscotland]

Clydebuilt shipyards now @BBC4 showing industrial training films as broadcast in restored mobile cinema @ Titan 'cran' @craneoftheweek 🏗

[Craneoftheweek @craneoftheweek]

Neil McKechnie stands on the giant cantilever crane above Greenock docks on the River Clyde, 1954. #CranesForever ❤️

[Craneoftheweek @craneoftheweek]

"The lunch siren", by @lachlangoudie.

[Craneoftheweek @craneoftheweek]

Muirhead Bone, 1917

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Rebecca Hathaway, 'Crane'.

[Mike Hamlin @mhamlin1]

@craneoftheweek Prunella Clough explored the boundaries between realism & abstraction better than most? Cranes '52

[Craneoftheweek @craneoftheweek]

This is amazing. Any other examples of crane art? ❤️ https://t.co/DHssriYhmH

[Mike Hamlin @mhamlin1]

@craneoftheweek Prunella Clough explored the boundaries between realism & abstraction better than most? Cranes '52

[Craneoftheweek @craneoftheweek]

If you look closely at this picture you can see wee fellas from the Imperial Japanese Navy inspecting the work

[Craneoftheweek @craneoftheweek]

Today in 1839, William Arrol was born. Here's his craneworks in Parkhead, Glasgow, 1912. The crane shown still stands in Sasebo, Japan.

[mark watson @markrustbucket]

Happy Birthday #OTD Sir Wm Arrol, @kirMenzies and maker of many a @craneoftheweek https://t.co/SZEG2y02ox

[Craneoftheweek @craneoftheweek]

❤️❤️❤️Cranes ❤️❤️❤️ https://t.co/0aJiQCoMJ6

[Tony McK 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 ||*|| @oakroyd]

Clyde dredger at Partick, #Glasgow. Source unknown. #glasgowisgrande