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Prince`s Dock is in Govan on the south bank of the River Clyde. It was originally opened as the Cessnock Dock and its three basins had over 3km (2 miles) of quays. It was used for general cargoes and for loading heavy engines and boilers into recently launched ships. The hydraulically powered cranes and capstans were powered from the still-existing red brick Hydraulic Power Station. The docks were closed in the 1970s and partially filled to provide the site of the 1988 Glasgow Garden Festival. The Canting Basin (originally, the place where ships could turn round) at the western end was used as a marina during the exhibition.

This article is based on the guidebook "The Glasgow Guide".

This paddleboat is taking visitors for a trip round the dock`s Canting Basin during the 1988 Glasgow Garden Festival.