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Title: Did Glasgow have some sort of nautical college in the early 1800s?
Post by: Charlie Bucket on Thursday 02 January 25 09:45 GMT (UK)
Hello

One of my ancestors, a mariner, is supposed to have studied in a nautical college in Glasgow. This would have been in the 1820s or 1830s.
Does anyone know if such a place existed?

Thanks, Charlie
Title: Re: Did Glasgow have some sort of nautical college in the early 1800s?
Post by: Kiltpin on Thursday 02 January 25 13:53 GMT (UK)
I would be very surprised if it didn't - it is a seaport after all. 

Regards 

Chas
Title: Re: Did Glasgow have some sort of nautical college in the early 1800s?
Post by: Kiltpin on Thursday 02 January 25 13:58 GMT (UK)
I am somewhat shocked -   

https://www.cityofglasgowcollege.ac.uk/about-us/college/history-college (https://www.cityofglasgowcollege.ac.uk/about-us/college/history-college) 

1956 seems awfully late in the day to my mind. 

Regards 

Chas
Title: Re: Did Glasgow have some sort of nautical college in the early 1800s?
Post by: Kiltpin on Thursday 02 January 25 14:03 GMT (UK)
It seems that there was a Glasgow School of Navigation, founded in 1910. 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glasgow_College_of_Nautical_Studies (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glasgow_College_of_Nautical_Studies) 

Regards 

Chas
Title: Re: Did Glasgow have some sort of nautical college in the early 1800s?
Post by: aghadowey on Thursday 02 January 25 14:08 GMT (UK)
Quote from: Kiltpin on Thursday 02 January 25 13:53 GMT (UK)
I would be very surprised if it didn't - it is a seaport after all. 
Regards 
Chas 

And I wouldn't be surprised if it didn't have one back in the early 1800s. Remember that the U.K. had a strong seafaring heritage and it would have been easy for even a very young boy to enlist in the Navy and eventually work his way up through the ranks.
Title: Re: Did Glasgow have some sort of nautical college in the early 1800s?
Post by: Rena on Thursday 02 January 25 15:29 GMT (UK)
Kingston Upon Hull has an ancient Trinity House that teaches seamanship.    I thought Glasgow would have a similarly named school/academy too but their Trinity is a church.

Glasgow College of Nautical Studies Founded  in 1910

Dunbartonshire is the first county on the River Clyde and used to have the major port until  Glasgow became the major seaport due to it lowering its charges.
Title: Re: Did Glasgow have some sort of nautical college in the early 1800s?
Post by: RJ_Paton on Thursday 02 January 25 16:19 GMT (UK)
Quote from: Kiltpin on Thursday 02 January 25 13:53 GMT (UK)
I would be very surprised if it didn't - it is a seaport after all. 

Regards 

Chas

Glasgow wasn't always a seaport. It wasn't until the mid 1820's that serious efforts were made to dredge the River Clyde to allow larger ships to move up river to Glasgow and even this was only partially successful, until the early 1850's when better methods were developed. Previously other Ports were used (Dumbarton as mentioned) and Port Glasgow was partially established downriver for this very reason. 
Title: Re: Did Glasgow have some sort of nautical college in the early 1800s?
Post by: Charlie Bucket on Friday 03 January 25 20:24 GMT (UK)
Thank you for the replies.
I agree that there was some sort of college there and will keep on looking.

Charlie
Title: Re: Did Glasgow have some sort of nautical college in the early 1800s?
Post by: *Sandra* on Friday 03 January 25 20:37 GMT (UK)


University School of Naval Architecture in Glasgow or US Naval Academy in the late 1800's.


https://uoginternationalstory.wordpress.com/2014/07/04/us-naval-academy-links-with-glasgow/

Sandra


Title: Re: Did Glasgow have some sort of nautical college in the early 1800s?
Post by: aghadowey on Friday 03 January 25 20:50 GMT (UK)
See replies #5 and #6 which make it unlikely that there was a 'nautical college' in Glasgow in the 1820s or 1830s.
Title: Re: Did Glasgow have some sort of nautical college in the early 1800s?
Post by: *Sandra* on Friday 03 January 25 20:56 GMT (UK)
Yes, that's why I referred to late 1800's.........

Leith Nautical College established as Leith Nautical School in 1855

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leith_Nautical_College

Happy New Year
Sandra  :)
Title: Re: Did Glasgow have some sort of nautical college in the early 1800s?
Post by: aghadowey on Friday 03 January 25 22:17 GMT (UK)
Sorry, *Sandra*, my reply was really for the previous post-
Quote from: Charlie Bucket on Friday 03 January 25 20:24 GMT (UK)
Thank you for the replies.
I agree that there was some sort of college there and will keep on looking.

Charlie