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Greenock's Historic Quarter

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Tour Overview

Take a step back in time and discover the hidden treasures of Greenock’s rich past with this virtual tour of the Historic Quarter. Learn about the trade and commerce, the shipbuilding and migration all of which contributed to the growth of Greenock and th

Inverclyde Tourist Group (ITG) welcomes you to this virtual walking tour of Greenock's Historic Quarter. This tour was created for the Doors Open Days 2021 event and is based on the ITG booklet of the same name. For ease of parking, the tour starts and finishes at the same point. It can be completed in sections or in its entirety; on the ground or from the comfort of your armchair.

For a brief guide for first-time users of the PocketSights app, click this link: First Time user guide

The walk is mainly on flat ground; exceptions are highlighted within the tour. If you omit the Wellpark Loop and the Shipbuilding Loop, the walk is approximately 2 hours long.

Please take care on cobbled surfaces and use pedestrian crossings where possible. Care should be exercised when near the river's edge.

Stops

  1. Stop 1: Welcome!

  2. Stop 2: Clyde Square

  3. Stop 3: Greenock Municipal Buildings

  4. Stop 4: Cowan's Corner

  5. Stop 5: Victoria Tower

  6. Stop 6: The 'Zoo'

  7. Stop 7: William Street

  8. Stop 8: The Dutch Gable House

  9. Stop 9: Watt Memorial Engineering & Navigational School

  10. Stop 10: James Watt Memorial Statue

  11. Stop 11: Mince Collop Close

  12. Stop 12: No 9 - The Tenement Building

  13. Stop 13: Martini's Bar

  14. Stop 14: Clydesdale Bank Building

  15. Stop 15: The Lyle Fountain

  16. Stop 16: The Gallows

  17. Stop 17: The 'Toon Kirk'

  18. Stop 18: Bank Street

  19. Stop 19: Site of former County Buildings

  20. Stop 20: Site of the entrance to the former Bridewell Prison

  21. Stop 21: Renfrewshire Bank Buildings

  22. Stop 22: Wellpark Loop

  23. Stop 23: Site of the former Mansion House

  24. Stop 24: Sir John's Brae

  25. Stop 25: The Well of the old Mansion House

  26. Stop 26: Greenock Cenotaph

  27. Stop 27: Radical War Memorial

  28. Stop 28: Cathcart Street

  29. Stop 29: Site of the Longwell

  30. Stop 30: The Blitz

  31. Stop 31: Site of the former Post Office and original Tontine Hotel

  32. Stop 32: Site of the former Sugar Exchange and Assembly Rooms

  33. Stop 33: Greenock Central Station

  34. Stop 34: Ginger the Horse

  35. Stop 35: Admiralty Anchor

  36. Stop 36: Brymner Street formerly East Quay Lane

  37. Stop 37: Migration

  38. Stop 38: Customhouse Quay formerly Steamboat Quay

  39. Stop 39: Beacon Tower

  40. Stop 40: Customhouse

  41. Stop 41: Beacon Arts Centre

  42. Stop 42: Shipbuilding

  43. Stop 43: Site of Scotts' Dry Dock

  44. Stop 44: Commemorative Shipbuilding Cairn

  45. Stop 45: 9/11 Cairn

  46. Stop 46: Fire Station

  47. Stop 47: Police Station

  48. Stop 48: Drummer's Close

  49. Stop 49: Site of Police Station and Court

  50. Stop 50: Town Hall

  51. Stop 51: Site of former Fire Station

  52. Stop 52: Wallace Square

  53. Stop 53: Wallace Place

  54. Stop 54: Central Library formerly Post Office

  55. Stop 55: Men of the Clyde Sculpture

  56. Stop 56: Thank you and Acknowledgements

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