Historic and long-gone buildings from Glasgow’s waterfront have been brought back to life as part of a community arts project.

UK sawmilling firm BSW has provided its ‘easi-timber’ to recreate replicas of the old Ferry Inn and Ticket Office which were once located on the slipway at Govan’s Water Row by the River Clyde.

The exact dimensions of the original buildings were used to create timber frames, which were then covered in white tarpaulin.

The idea was to illuminate the structures in the evening to create the ‘ghostly’ spectacle of structures apparently ‘haunting’ the historic riverside setting.


The Ghost of Water Row project was inspired by local architects Edo Architecture with the aim of bringing together young people and the local community.

The project also aimed to provide a visible link to the area’s history and to make a statement promoting locally sourced Scottish material and labour.

BSW donated 220 metres of FSC certified ‘easi-timber’ to help with the project.

Eve Johnson, BSW’s marketing manager said: “This is a fantastic project which literally lights up our easi-timber range. The overall effect is spectacular, and will act as a fitting beacon heralding future redevelopment and the regeneration of the wider Govan area.”

The buildings of Water Row stood from the mid-1700s until the development of the site by industrial ship builders Harland and Wolf in the early 20th Century.

(IT/GK)