History
Coulport had originally been best known as a summer holiday retreat for wealthy Glaswegians, with its most notable feature being Kibble Palace, now relocated to the Glasgow Botanic Gardens.
The Nassau Agreement was signed in December 1962, and the Polaris Sales Agreement was signed in April 1963. Construction of Coulport, on the site of the farm of Duchlage (historically spelt Duchlass), began in 1963, and was completed in 1968.
The Trident Works Programme at Coulport and Faslane, co-ordinated by the Property Services Agency, took 13 years to complete. Planning work at Coulport began in 1982, and the estimated final cost for the entire programme, at 1994 prices, was approximately £1.9 billion. This made it the second most expensive procurement project in the UK after the Channel Tunnel project.
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