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William Beardmore and Company was an engineering and shipbuilding conglomerate based in Glasgow and the surrounding Clydeside area. By 1896 the works covered an area of 100,000 square metres and was the largest steelworks in Scotland, specialising in the manufacture of steel forgings for the shipbuilding industry of the River Clyde. The local factory of Beardmore's made a series of biplanes during the First World War including the Sopwith 'Pup', with its folding wings that enabled deployment at sea on the earliest aircraft carriers. The company also built and ran the Inchinnan Airship Constructional Station at Inchinnan in Renfrewshire. It produced the airships R27, R32, R34 and R36.

Title

Energy & Ambition

Date

2005

Medium

bronze

Accession number

PA4_GB_S004

Work type

Sculpture

Work status

extant

Access

at all times

Inscription description

carved on the propeller blades: air, fire, earth, water; plaque: Energy & Ambition / This sculpture represents the energy in the / community which harnessed the elements / and forces of nature to propel industrial / innovation and skills. Development of / engine technology was quickly exploited for / the creation of paddle steamers which / accelerated global exploration, followed by / propeller driven ships and finely crafted / aeroplanes in wood, canvas and metal. / The local factory of Beardmore's made a / series of biplanes during the first world war. / This included the Sopwith ‘Pup’ which was / particularly successful, having folding wings enabling deployment from the earliest / aircraft carriers.

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