Greenock, Port Glasgow and Gourock

Alex Glass · Greenock, Port Glasgow and Gourock

Greenock had been made a burgh of barony in 1635, and Greenock men and ships engaged in trade as well as in the herring fishing: by 1675 there were complaints from Glasgow that Greenock merchants were infringing the staple of the royal burgh by handling salt, brandy, tanned leather and wine

Greenock

Residential west-end in foreground, Town Hall tower and urban centre on the right. Main harbour area projecting into river in middle distance, hiding Port Glasgow beyond. Dumbarton Rock centre distance and Kilpatrick Hills on left.

1958

Gourock and the Upper Firth of Clyde from the east

Railway pier and terminus station right centre, approach line blocking access to the west side of bay. Road-metal quarry in volcanic plug on left. Dissected Cowel plateau: Dunoon extreme left: Holy Loch right centre.

Scary

Don`t know how I missed this thread

Cheers for starting it AG

Here`s some pics of Greenock.

Belville Dv Multies due for demo (2 been done already).

JCJ demolishing multi storey floor by floor.

Greenock Central Station.

Old Glasgow & South Western Railway line from St Enoch in Glasgow to Princes Pier in Greenock.

HollowHorn

Scary, those flats look to in very good condition.

Scary

They are a bit rough inside, but i`m not sure why they are coming down. I will find out tomorrow.

cybers

Can see my wee brothers hoose in that first one Scary...
Just doon beyond those flats on the left hand side.
He said sommit a while back about a rumour going round he might be subject to a CPO as they try to lift the place a little more upmarket.

Scary

Well I didn`t get anywhere with my enquiries, just a repeat of what you heard Cybers.

james73

I can well appreciate they're pretty manky inside but the views from them are just

James H

wee minx

Thanks for the tour at short notice Scary

Belville Drive multies

Broken glass in double glazed window

Every floor is the same, corridors to flats

Dampness everywhere

Hanging wallpaper...not in a good way

Ship Ahoy

Wall sized grafitti

Glass bead shaped shade

Going down

All of the pics here....
http://www.flickr.com/photos/37299168@N07/sets/72157618432256846/

wee minx

Cartsdyke Church, which is next to the flats, is in a ruinous state just now, and in a very dangerous condition.

I got a wee bit of info on the church and Cartsdyke itself

"Cartsdyke
CARTSDYKE, late a quoad sacra parish, in the East parish of Greenock, Lower ward of the county of Renfrew; containing 3651 inhabitants. This place is situated on the Frith of Clyde, and adjoins the town of Greenock, of which it has become a suburb, on the east side, it is also called Crawfurdsdyke, from the erection of a small quay by its proprietor, Thomas Crawfurd, Esq., who obtained from Charles I. a charter erecting his lands here into a burgh of barony. There is a good roadstead, much frequented by the Glasgow and other shipping sailing along the river and Frith of Clyde. The parish was separated from Greenock in 1839, for ecclesiastical purposes, under the superintendence of the presbytery of Greenock and synod of Glasgow and Ayr; the stipend of the minister is derived from seat-rents. The church, originally in connexion with the Secession Synod, was rebuilt on the same site, in 1828, at a cost, including a school-house, of £1052, raised by private subscription; it contains 906 sittings. Besides the school attached to the church, there are several other schools, affording instruction to a considerable number of children"

cybers

Excellent Shots of the Church M...
Going over that way this weekend to see my brother and his kid so might give it a look...

Old Gourock Jetty

Stuball

I've been there too

Sing along...

wee minx

I had a play with Windows Movie Maker, and put this wee vid together

Doog Doog

Interesting vid,Minx.
Gives you an eerie feeling when you see stuff that tenants have left behind.The one with the suitcase,we used to have a carpet like that in the '70s.Garish purple and it was in my sisters room.

Stuball

Scary

It was a matter of time before that happened Stu

Stuball

Scary

cybers

I stood at my brothers window down there about 6 weeks ago watching the little tykes trying to steal a scissor lift.
When that was a non runner as the lift was around 30ft above the ground some little oink obviously excelling in physics at school proceeded to climb in the scissors and start away with a big knife on the hydraulic hoses...
Pity the polis showed up before the lesson was over

Kid brother is under the impression it has actually gotten a lot worse of late.