Clydesdale Bank Anniversary Tower

Clydesdale Bank Tower
Credit: Tommy Quinn
Clydesdale Bank Tower
Credit: Jean Reid/New Glasgow Society
Clydesdale Bank Tower
Credit: Ann Gardner
Clydesdale Bank Tower
Credit: Ann Gardner
View from Clydesdale Bank Tower
Credit: Paul Climie
Queue for the tower. June 1988
Queue for the tower. June 1988 Credit: Paul Climie
Clydesdale Bank Tower
During dismantling phase – Credit: Charlie Reilly
Clydesdale Bank Tower
During dismantling phase – Credit: Charlie Reilly
Clydesdale Bank Tower
Credit: Charlie Reilly
Clydesdale Bank Tower
Credit: Charlie Reilly
Clydesdale Bank Tower
During dismantling phase – Credit: Charlie Reilly
Clydesdale Bank Tower
Credit: Donald Whannell
Clydesdale Bank Tower
Credit: Tommy Quinn
Clydesdale Bank Tower, Glasgow Garden Festival, 1988
Credit: Ruby McLean
Clydesdale Bank Anniversary Tower
Credit : Angela Slaven
Credit: Morven Maciver
Credit: Morven Maciver
Rhyl Skytower
At Rhyl, September 2022 – Credit: Bob and Jo Lamb
Rhyl Skytower
At Rhyl, September 2022 – Credit: Bob and Jo Lamb
Rhyl Skytower
At Rhyl, September 2022 – Credit: Bob and Jo Lamb
Garden Festival 'zone'

Water and Maritime

Sponsor, if appropriate

Clydesdale Bank PLC

Type of object

Pavilion, building or other structure

Current situation

Known

Current location, if known

West Parade, Rhyl (as at January 2022)

Notes

Sold to Rhyll Council in 1989 for £400,000. Last operated in 2010. The following year, a safety report found that £400,000 worth of repairs were required to keep the ride operational. After standing but not operating for seven years, in 2017 work was carried out to turn the tower into a beacon.

8 comments

  1. Anonymous Artist says:

    Here is my drawing of the tower from my visit in primary school.

    Clydesdale Bank Tower drawing from user's Primary School visit

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  2. Paul Climie says:

    Attached photo is taken from inside the tower, through the window, of the view across the Garden Festival site looking east.

    View from Clydesdale Bank Tower

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  3. Paul Climie says:

    Queue for the tower. June 1988

    Queue for the tower. June 1988

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  4. Ruby McLean says:

    To be credited Ruby McLean

    Clydesdale Bank Tower, Glasgow Garden Festival, 1988

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  5. Angela Slaven says:

    Clydesdale Bank Tower
    Credit : Angela Slaven

    Clydesdale Bank Anniversary Tower

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  6. Madeleine Corvett says:

    I visited there a a child and saw the tap as well

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  7. Kevin Johnson says:

    I assumed everyone knew that after the garden festival it was sold and re-erected in Rhyl , North Wales. No longer functional after several breakdowns but the steel tubing is still in situ as a local landmark. For a while the cap on the top hadn’t been refitted and when the wind blew the sound kept people awake at night, and every howling.

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    1. Didn’t know about the unwelcome sound effects! Thanks for the information.

      Reply

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