Broomielaw

Broomielaw is a major thoroughfare in the city of Glasgow, Scotland. It runs adjacent to the River Clyde, on its north bank and forms the southern, waterside boundary of the city's International Financial Services District. History Named after Brumelaw Croft the street runs from Jamaica Bridge under the Kingston Bridge to Finnieston Quay. Glasgow’s first quay was built at Brumelaw in 1688. In the late 19th and first half of the 20th Centuries Paddle steamers ran from here to the coast for day trips to the seaside and for some business people to commute. The area is mentioned in some versions of the sea shanty "Donkey Riding":