I think I agree with Mac G. It looks to me that it might the first or second angle in that "W shape".

I think that is the Trafalgar dry dock to the upper right, which looks like it's in the right place. (I remember an old picture taken from Olympic's stern railing looking back at the shipyard with Titanic in the slipway still. Titanic and the gantries were to the right, and the drydock was to the left). But I dont know! Its hard to get your bearings without the River Lagen!

Yeah that seems most logic where the ships would be build. Let us know if we are warm or cold Rowan. haha.

Hey

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You can see the two raised concrete blocks, the one to the left of the page is slip no 2 Titanics slip. Right beside it is the second concrete block where the oOlympic was built. I think the big building beside it was the plate shop. The long building along Queens Rd was the administration building and draughthouse. It;s a shame the slips have been filled in though.
Here's a picture o the slips from the60's it was in much better condition back then.

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Man! I am mad at myself now! That was exactly the spot I was going to pick, but I chickened out and gave a "broader answer".

The reason for this is that the jetty or dock that is above that spot in the bigger picture seems to almost be in the way of a ship that is launched in that direction. And, I did not know if that part was an addition made years later or not.

Wow! I never knew those concrete blocks were still there! Amazing!

Also, I have never seen that picture from the 60s before! Thanks! I wonder if any of that is from the original gantries? Didn't the Luftwaffe bomb Harland and Wolff extensively in WWII?

Yes I was making that mistake too! Untill I started looking at pictures some have taken of the Titanic quarter. I've always wonders if those were original gantries, you can still see some at the bottom of the slip. The bombings I think may have taken place higher up in the picture, I'm not sure though, I'll look into that.
I would LOVE to stand there though, right where the Titanic was built. I'd try to imagine Olympic and Titanic side by side, that must have been a sight.

Ahh cool. Yes seeing them being put together must have been amazing.

I'll start another question because this is apparently losing interest.

Q. Who had the final say in the layouts/designs of the ship? I'll give you a hint. It wasn't Andrews.

Rowan, this picture is taken on the very slipway where Titanic was built. Hope this helps with your imagination

Incidently, I worked in Harland & Wolff, so feel free to ask any question about its site


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Mac G: I've read about that, but I can't remember who it was. That person ended up leaving and it was left to Thomas Andrews.

Strider, Nice picture. Do you happen to know why the slipways were filled in? I was led to believe they were still "there" until I found them.