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Author Topic: Did Glasgow have some sort of nautical college in the early 1800s?  (Read 823 times)

Offline aghadowey

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Re: Did Glasgow have some sort of nautical college in the early 1800s?
« Reply #9 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.
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Re: Did Glasgow have some sort of nautical college in the early 1800s?
« Reply #10 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

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Re: Did Glasgow have some sort of nautical college in the early 1800s?
« Reply #11 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
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