Today, it's one of Glasgow's sleepiest and most tranquil beauty spots, yet 80 years ago it performed a crucial role in producing landing craft for the historic D-Day assault on the beaches of Normandy.
Looking around the remains of the Kelvin Dock by the Forth and Clyde Canal at Maryhill, there is little to indicate the epoch-defining role the former boat building yard played during the Second World War.
Now restored and beautifully landscaped, the old Kelvin dry dock once operated as Swan & Co's boat building and repair yard from the 19th century onwards.
