BBC

The partnership behind moves to restore one of the icons from the Clyde's shipbuilding past hope it will create the area's own Angel of the North. Work is due to start next month on a £1.6m project to refurbish and light up Clydebank's A-listed Titan crane. Clydebank Re-built, the organisation set up to develop the area, said the final result would be "fantastic". Now it is seeking support for a further £1.5m project to turn the crane into a visitor attraction. The structure, which was used at the John Brown shipyard, is one of five Titan cranes designed by William Arrol for Clyde yards. It helped with the building of numerous warships, as well as vessels like the Lusitania, Queen Mary, Britannia and the QE2. Its importance made it a key target for the Germans during the blitz, but the crane survived intact.