Boharm burial ground & ruined church
description: Listed Category B. Boharm parish churches have occupied at least 3 sites in the parish. This one dates from 1618: the burial aisle commemorates the families of Arndilly and Auchlunkart.
source: moray
date: 1618
type: Museum

Arndilly House
description: Listed Category A. Mansion house on earlier site, c 1770. Thereafter additions 1826, William Robertson, and 1840, Thomas Mackenzie, both Elgin. Porte-cochere graces entrance front, circular terrace at east over cool store and substantial drum stairwell at rear. Elegant public rooms.
source: moray
date: c 1770-1840
type: Museum

Hazlewood
description: Listed Category B C 1830, probably by William Robertson, Elgin: suave single-storey villa built against slope with substantial 2-storey garden elevation to rear. Top-lit entrance hall with restrained elegant house carpentry. Tiny doocot/hen house to rear.
source: moray
date: c 1830
type: Museum

Davidston House
description: Listed Category A. Delightful, L-plan vernacular laird's house complete with angle bartizan turrets at opposing angles to keep a defensive eye open for possible unfriendly visitors: architecturally slightly old fashioned by 1678. Masked date stone at SW angle of 1678, initialled IG and IA for Gordon and Abercrombie: I used for J in 17C, so perhaps John and Janet.
source: moray
date: 1678
type: Museum

Mill of Towie
description: Listed Category A Early-mid l9C grain mill with drying kiln and breast-shot paddle wheel, restored 1988. Machinery intact and in working order. The group of buildings include former miller's house and steading.
source: moray
date: 19C
type: Museum

Ellyside Cottage
description: 19C former shepherd's cottage; award winning restoration by the owners from 1991 modern extension with barrel-vaulted, glass walled kitchen-living area added 1999, the design inspired by railway carriages. Attractive garden created by owners.
source: moray
date: 19C
type: Museum

Cullen Parish Church
description: Listed Category A. 13th century core, the south aisle added in 1539 with later north aisle forming cruciform plan. In the former chancel (east) there is c. 1550 carved stone Sacrament House, a cupboard for safe keeping of consecrated elements of bread and wine. Above the cupboard recess are two angels supporting a monstrance (ornamental glazed frame displaying consecrated water). Also a magnificent c. 1554 mural tomb and 'Laird's Loft' or private pew for the Earls of Seafield, in part constructed of re-used 17th century carved wood.
source: moray
date: From 13C
type: Museum

Cullen House
description: Including: Cullen House Bridge, North Tower, Old Dining Room, South Tower, Old Kitchens and Grand Entry. Listed Category A. Over the centuries the mansion has grown like Topsy and finally predominantly re-modelled in Baronial manner by David Bryce, 1858-9. However, the core is the 1602 tower house overlooking the Cullen Burn gorge and the ensuing additions and alterations over the years from a veritable roll call of Scottish architects.
source: moray
date: From 1600
type: Museum

Main Entrance Lodge - Gordon Castle
description: Listed Category A. Lodges linked to entrance arch by screen walls, the composition stretching out across the driveway and particularly attractive when the sandstone walls glow in evening sun. Exterior viewing only.
source: moray
date: 1825
type: Museum

Cullen Railway Viaducts
description: P M Bartlett, engineer, 1884-6. The coastal railway, carried on a series of tall arches, fringes Cullen and is now part of the townscape and a public walkway to Portnockie.
source: moray
date: 1884-6
type: Museum

St Michael's
description: Listed Category B. Former Episcopalian Rectory by Robert Baillie Pratt 1911-12 in late 19C style. Many details such as hood mouldings over windows and the use of flat ogee arches internally reflect details of Holy Trinity Church. High quality interior carpentry and original detailing.
source: moray
date: 1911-12
type: Museum

St Laurence Church
description: Built in 1904 to a design of John Robertson to replace the 1775 box Kirk of which only the gatepiers to the Kirkyard survive. Excellent 1939 stained glass by Douglas Strachan.
source: moray
date: 1904
type: Museum

St Leonard's Church
description: A substantial Victorian Gothic church with fine decorative detailing and a sturdy stone spire.
source: moray
date: 1876
type: Museum

St Margaret's Church
description: A delicately detailed early 20C Tudor church by John Wittet of Elgin
source: moray
date: 1905
type: Museum

Clock Tower
description: Probably built in l839, this tall baronial clock tower dominates The Square at the centre of the town; clock installed in 1897 to mark Queen Victoria's Diamond Jubilee. Accommodates Tourist Information Office.
source: moray
date: c 1839
type: Museum

Coxton Tower
description: Listed Category A. Dated 1641 or 1644, Coxton is a 4-storey tower house with a single vaulted room on each floor linked by a narrow spiral stair within the wall thickness. The roof is of stone slabs on a pointed vault, with two circular enclosed bartizan towers and one open square bartizan, which gives good views across the surrounding countryside.
source: moray
date: 1640s
type: Museum

The Buckie Drifter
description: 1994, striking modern design by The Kennedy Partnership, Aberdeen for Moray Council displaying and recording many aspects of the fishing industry, past and present, besides marine paintings by Peter Anson.
source: moray
date: 1994
type: Museum

Town Hall & Seafield Arms
description: Listed Category A. William Robertson 1822-23, conceived as a single range and including 'commodious court room', council chamber, ball room, post office besides hotel. Built and paid for by the Earl of Seafield for £3,000; in 1900 the 4-bay end range facing the Square was sympathetically extended by John Fowlie, architect.
source: moray
date: 1822-23
type: Museum

North Church of Scotland
description: Listed Category B. Duncan MacMillan, architect 1878-9. Substantial Gothic Revival building the tower topped with a crown. Lofty interior with gallery supported by slender cast-iron columns; panelled pulpit.
source: moray
date: 1878-9
type: Museum

St Thomas RC Church
description: Listed Category A 1828-9, built to a design by William Robertson, Elgin, with money raised by the priest, Walter Lovi who also acted as master-of-works. Large copper dome designed by C J Menart, Glasgow, added 1916. The painting hanging behind the altar is 'The Incredulity of St. Thomas' by Francois Dubois, gifted to Lovi by Charles X of France.
source: moray
date: 1828-29
type: Museum

Scott Moncrief & Co
description: Listed Category B 1870-80 by A Marshall Mackenzie, 3-storey and attic building on the site of the 17C Ritchie's House. First floor room has large fireplace dated 1688, Initialled IDCV for John Donaldson and Catherine Urquhart, his wife, together with the Donaldson arms. The projecting oriel window recalls that originally on Ritchie's House.
source: moray
date: 1870-80
type: Museum

St Giles' Church
description: St Giles’ was the most important church in the burgh of Edinburgh (although it was not a cathedral until the 1630s). In 1544 St Giles’ was still a Catholic Church. It was lavishly decorated with statues and stained glass, and housed the altars of the local craft guilds. The feast day of St Giles (on 1st September) was marked by a religious procession along the Royal Mile. In 1558 Protestant Reformers disrupted the religious festivities, throwing a statue of St Giles to the ground, and smashing it upon the paving stones. Two years later Scotland officially rejected Catholicism, and St Giles’ became a Protestant place of worship.
source: moray
date: 1825-28
type: Museum

Glenrinnes Lodge
description: Listed Category B. Imposing late 19C, probably designed by Brown & Watt, Aberdeen. Scottish Revival style with long entrance front and pronounced bay windows. Fine Victorian conservatory. Granite bellcote of the Glen Rinnes church of 1813 and superseded in 1883 (now secularised) in garden. Exterior viewing of house only, together with conservatory and garden.
source: moray
date: 19C
type: Museum

Gordonstoun House
description: This is a fine mansion with 3-storey, 8-bay central block facing north/south. 4-bay, 2-storey and attic wings to east and west. The impressive staircase hall leads to the first floor north and south drawing rooms. The mural on the wall of the staircase hall is the work of George Kennedy, the School’s first architect, who arrived during World War II and taught classics. The mural was intended to provide inspiration for the progressive development of the estate, following the School’s return to Gordonstoun after the war and on finding the buildings in a state of dilapidation.
source: moray
date: 17-18C
type: Museum

Shempston House
description: Mid 18C farmhouse superseded by early 19C farmhouse to south, both now linked. Late 19C wing extended to south with new entrance door in re-entrant angle. Major late 20C extensions and alterations; including Italian marble stair and hall, large reception room to east with Tuscan columned loggia. A comfortable modern country house. Disabled access - Single step.
source: moray
date: 18-20C
type: Museum

The Bield
description: Listed Category B 1930-32 by James B Dunn for Edward S Harrison, woollen mill owner, Ex- Lord Provost of Elgin. Substantial 2-storey and attic house with Scottish Renaissance details. The arcaded loggia recalls Elgin's arcaded merchant houses, such as Braco's banking house of 1694. Much of the Bield is Harrison's own design and he completed the supervision of the construction after the death of the architect in 1931. The built-in garage was an innovation in 1930, the insurance company requiring that it be completely concrete lined and the inner door to the house be metal lined.
source: moray
date: 1930-32
type: Museum

St Columba's South Church of Scotland
description: Built in 1905-06, the church, which is regularly used as a wedding venue, contains many attractive stained glass windows, including a World War I window and several memorial windows. The fine hexagonal pulpit dates from 1684 from the old St Giles Church in Elgin.
source: moray
date: 1905-06
type: Museum

South Villa & Ice-house
description: Listed Category A 1830 almost certainly designed by William Robertson for Mrs Grant of Elchies, South Villa is the epitome of the Regency Villa in Elgin. Two storey under a low pitch pavilion roof, the central entrance fronted by a semicircular portico with Greek-Doric columns. 2 storey canted bay windows decorate the flanking elevations, all enriched by original cast-iron railings. The external blind boxes to the windows are an unusual survivor. Fine plaster ceiling and Ionic columned screen in entrance hall, otherwise little of original interior has survived. Domestic ice-house in garden.
source: moray
date: 1830
type: Museum

Elgin High Church
description: Elgin High Church was built in the 1840's as a Free Church. It then joined with the Church of Scotland in 1929. Made of sandstone the North end has three large arched windows. There are arched windows at the sides. The church interior is largely unchanged since it opened with original pews. There are halls at the rear of the church.
source: moray
date: 1843
type: Museum

South Church
description: Listed Category B 1852-54 by A & W Reid, pointed gothic church with tall three stage tower and spire with clock faces. Braced rafter ceiling internally, gallery supported by slender hexagonal columns with plaster capitals; panelled balustrade with Gothic motif and painted plaster friezes of entwined leaves and buds.
source: moray
date: 1852-54
type: Museum

Quarry Gardens Lodge
description: Listed Category B. 1825 William Robertson, Elgin, architect. The quarry gardens are overgrown and the driveway no longer important. However, the 2-storey, bow fronted lodge with crenellated (battlemented) wallhead is attractive and suggests the former importance of this entrance. Exterior viewing only.
source: moray
date: 1825
type: Museum

St Ninian's Church, Tynet
description: Situated within a short distance from the main Elgin to Banff road, a quarter of a mile north of The Mill of Tynet, lies the oldest Post- Reformation Catholic Church in Scotland still used for regular worship. Nobody glancing at this long low building with its harled walls, slated roof and square headed windows, would ever guess that it is a Church, far less that it is a Catholic Church. Listed Category B www.stpeters-pa.org.uk/pa/st-ninians-tynet
source: moray
date: 1755
type: Museum

St Gregory's Church, Preshome
description: The foundation stone was laid on Thursday 29 May 1788, by Letterfourie and his brother. The Chapel was opened for Holy Mass on Whit Sunday (Pentecost), 23 May 1790. Described as a wide rectangular Church with harled walls and freestone dressing, with flanking staircase pavilions, well-disposed headed openings, and a pedimented gable. The Church is adorned with urn finials; its west end is a charming product of eighteenth century taste, in which Italian baroque has been skilfully naturalised in a Banffshire setting. No chapel approaching its pretensions has been erected in Scotland since the Reformation. Even now, in the opinion of many appropriately qualified to decide, it is surpassed by no other Chapel in Scotland in spaciousness and in the elegance of its internal proportions. Listed Category B.
source: moray
date: 1788, apse 1896
type: Museum

Arradoul House
description: Listed C(S). Core built as Parsonage for neighbouring Arradoul Episcopal chapel about 1835-6 probably to a design by William Robertson of Elgin for the Rev. Edward Lillingstone and his bride, Elizabeth Marjorie, daughter of Adam Gordon of Cairnfield, married at Arradoul 14 May, 1836. Adam Gordon closed and dismantled the chapel c 1840 after disagreement with a later incumbent. House enlarged c.1900. Delightful box hedges in garden.
source: moray
date: 1835-36
type: Museum

St Columba's School, Kilmacolm
description: St Columba’s was opened in 1897 as an independent boarding and day school to 54 young ladies. Pioneering educators, such as Georgina Kinnear and her protégés, Miss Young and Miss Waugh, were pivotal in shaping the School ensuring that the girls not only received “an education not inferior to that of their brothers”, but one which allowed them to develop their individual talents and aspirations. Shalott, an impressive Victorian mansion on Knockbuckle Road, housed first the School’s boarders and when boarding ceased in 1970, it was developed as the home of Junior School. Come in and explore this historical building.
source: inverclyde
date: 1897
type: Museum

Greenock Arts Club
description: The new Stable studio is an exhibition and work space. Visitors will see artists at work and view paintings and crafts. They may also try producing art work themselves as we will have materials on hand for people to try their hand at drawing, painting and crafts. We will have club members on hand demonstrating- Painting, craft making and wood turning. Refreshments are available and children are very welcome.
source: inverclyde
type: Museum

St Ninian's Primary School, Gourock
description: This modern and exciting primary school will be open to visitors and pupils past and present. It will give people the opportunity to see the new state of the art facility.
source: inverclyde
type: Museum

Moorfoot Primary School, Nursery Class & Garvel Deaf Centre
description: Moorfoot Primary School, Nursery Class and Garvel Deaf Centre has undergone an extensive £5m refurbishment and provides a high quality learning environment, fit for purpose in a 21st century school. Bright, airy classroom space is enhanced by the creation of large and flexible learning areas “outside” classrooms. Spectacular roof lights increase natural lighting throughout. All classes are insulated acoustically to the highest standard, creating an improved learning experience particularly for deaf learners. The striking ICT suite and library add to the many features of a “five star” learning environment. Externally, the entrance plaza, senior playground/dining terrace and secure nursery playground are a showcase of some of the outstanding features of the transformation.
source: inverclyde
type: Museum

Glenpark Early Learning Centre
description: Glenpark Early Learning Centre has been built on part of the former Greenock Academy site to replace the current ‘west end’ facility at Kelly Street Children’s Centre and St Mary’s Primary School Campus. The new purpose built establishment caters for 100 children each session. A rich outdoor learning environment has been created. Each of the three playrooms has an outdoor classroom attached to allow free flow access for the children. The stunning view looks towards the River Clyde. The Cowal Peninsula and the MV Captayannis will be key topics for the children’s learning. A quote from Oliver Bonnar, age 4 “Wow, you can see the whole of Greenock from here”
source: inverclyde
type: Museum

Be a tourist in your town - Greenock
description: Back by popular demand we are reviving this popular tour from the past! A local coach tour to visit many of Greenock’s wonderful attractions.
source: inverclyde
type: Museum

Port Glasgow Library
description: We’ve got the bricks, the space AND images of Inverclyde’s famous sons James Watt inventions. We want you to help us Invent just like him and build your inventions with lego! Families have a chance to take part in “Making Waves- Libraries as Cultural Hubs” public consultation and use this opportunity to shape the exciting ways the library space will be used moving forward! Suitable for all ages (but we ask that children aged under 8 bring an adult.) Lego Watt! will take place at all Inverclyde libraries and on Saturday 31st August 2019. Sessions are drop-in from 11am – 12 noon.
source: inverclyde
type: Museum

Kilmacolm Library
description: A building block session for children took place at all Inverclyde libraries and at Inverclyde Heritage Hub.
source: inverclyde
type: Museum

Inverkip & Wemyss Bay Library
description: We’ve got the bricks, the space AND images of Inverclyde’s famous sons James Watt inventions. We want you to help us Invent just like him and build your inventions with lego! Families have a chance to take part in “Making Waves- Libraries as Cultural Hubs” public consultation and use this opportunity to shape the exciting ways the library space will be used moving forward! Suitable for all ages (but we ask that children aged under 8 bring an adult.) Lego Watt! will take place at all Inverclyde libraries and on Saturday 31st August 2019. Sessions are drop-in from 11am – 12 noon.
source: inverclyde
type: Museum

Greenock - Central Library
description: We’ve got the bricks, the space AND images of Inverclyde’s famous sons James Watt inventions. We want you to help us Invent just like him and build your inventions with Lego! Families have a chance to take part in “Making Waves- Libraries as Cultural Hubs” public consultation and use this opportunity to shape the exciting ways the library space will be used moving forward! Suitable for all ages (but we ask that children aged under 8 bring an adult.) Lego Watt! will take place at all Inverclyde libraries and on Saturday 31st August 2019. Sessions are drop-in from 11am – 12 noon.
source: inverclyde
type: Museum

Belville Community Garden and Office
description: Belville Community Garden is an urban greenspace loved by the local residents, offering community growing opportunities with an award winning biodiversity garden.
source: inverclyde
type: Museum

Greenock Art Club
description: Sir David Stewart obtained Gourock in 1455 when the old castle of Gourock was taken down and a mansion house built, about 40 years later in (1782), Sir John Stewart of Castlemilk sold the mansion house and estate to Duncan Darroch for a very small sum-about £5,000. The mansion house was let to Colonel Latham of Greenock in 1880. The area of the estate including the above stables and a walled garden was about 2700 acres. The Greenock Art Club was established in 1877 and it is recorded that in the first year of the club 74 members were registered and it’s interesting to note that the ratio was 54 males to 20 women, there is a very different ratio today.
source: inverclyde
type: Museum

Gourock I Youth Zone
description: The I Youth Zones offer young people and communities access to the buildings for a variety of groups, we run youth drop in’s, informal youth work, job’s clubs, young mothers groups, LGBTQI groups as well as adult classes and adult literacy programmes to name a few. We mainly work with 11 to 25 year olds in our youth programmes, and we also offer family learning opportunities. We would like to encourage families and young people to come along and take part in out arts and crafts and cooking tasters and come for a look around and see what we can offer.
source: inverclyde
type: Museum

Port Glasgow I Youth Zone
description: The I Youth Zones offer young people and communities access to the buildings for a variety of groups, we run youth drop in’s, informal youth work, job’s clubs, young mothers groups, LGBTQI groups as well as adult classes and adult literacy programmes to name a few. We mainly work with 11 to 25 year olds in our youth programmes, and we also offer family learning opportunities.
source: inverclyde
type: Museum

Greenock I Youth Zone
description: The I Youth Zones offer young people and communities access to the buildings for a variety of groups, we run youth drop in’s, informal youth work, job’s clubs, young mothers groups, LGBTQI groups as well as adult classes and adult literacy programmes to name a few. We mainly work with 11 to 25 year olds in our youth programmes, and we also offer family learning opportunities.
source: inverclyde
type: Museum

Childrens Programme - Sat 31st August
description: Come along on Saturday 31st Aug and explore historical buildings while trying to find the James Watt figures. James Watt, a Greenock born famous inventor died 200 years ago and we are commemorating his death with a number of activities. Children can get involved by trying to find him hidden in some of the buildings. There are up to 8 to find and prizes to be won for everyone who finds 6 or more.
source: inverclyde
type: Museum

Quarriers Village
description: On a guided walk of Quarriers Village, visitors learned about Orphan Homes of Scotland and founder William Quarrier. The picturesque village remains largely unchanged since its beginning in 1878 and is a fascinating piece of social history. Tours last approx 1 hour. Visitors can also pick up a self-guided walk booklet from Somerville Weir Hall and enjoy the tour at their own pace.
source: inverclyde
date: 1877
type: Museum

Parklea Branching Out
description: Parklea Branching Out is a not for profit voluntary sector organisation with Charitable status which was established in 1997 to help to develop local individuals with support needs to fulfil their potential. Parklea use Social and Therapeutic Horticulture (STH) as a vehicle to provide a variety of different training, work experience, supported employment, recreational and social facilities for a variety of clients including adults and children with learning and/or physical disabilities, those with mental health problems, school leavers, young and long term unemployed, elderly groups and local community groups.
source: inverclyde
type: Museum

Notre Dame High School
description: Notre Dame High School is one of four schools in the Inverclyde PPP Project. It has been designed by Archial Architects for a capacity of 850 pupils and incorporates the 40 place Stella Maris Communication and Language Unit. It has been designed as a low energy use school and built to a high specification for environmental design.
source: inverclyde
date: 2011
type: Museum

Lunderston Bay/Ardgowan Policy Walk
description: A shoreline walk from the Lunderston Bay carpark near Gourock to Ardgowan Estate policies. Find out about the history of the Estate and woodland policies.
source: inverclyde
type: Museum

Kilmacolm St Columba's Church
description: Built in 1903 as St James UF, but in the union of 1957 adopted the name of St Columba. The last church designed by William Leiper Architect (1839-1903), in the style of Gothic Revival - decorated and the tower in Franco - Scottish with saddle back roof.
source: inverclyde
date: 1901-03
type: Museum

Burns Trail Bus Tour
description: Greenock, home of the Mother Club, has many connections with Mary Campbell & Robert Burns. A tour took place to visit locations with links to Burns and will be interspersed with songs and poetry from members of the Mother Club.
source: inverclyde
type: Museum

Clydeview Business Park
description: Designed by leading architects Cooper Cromar, Clyde View is Riverside Inverclyde’s new state of the art office building at 22 Pottery Street, Greenock. The building offers, over two floors, 20,697 sq ft of accommodation subdivided into a range of different sized suites which can be readily divided to form private offices and meeting rooms. The building has been developed to provide accommodation that is comfortable, safe and extremely environmentally friendly and the suites to the front of the building offer excellent views of the James Watt Dock and the Clyde beyond.
source: inverclyde
date: 2009
type: Museum

Gourock - Royal Gourock Yacht Club
description: Private members’ Club designed by Stewart, Tough and Alexander, the building of this arts and crafts style yacht club was mostly funded by James Coats Junior of Paisley. Arts and Craft Building ‘Royal’ since 1908. Club memorabilia is on display in the panelled bar area. There are spectacular views across the Clyde from the bar and other reception rooms. Sailing from April until end of August for adults and Cadets. Variety of social activities for Members and guests during winter months.
source: inverclyde
date: 1903
type: Museum

Gourock - St Bartholomew's Episcopal Church
description: This beautiful church sits on a cliff overlooking the River Clyde. It was designed and built by J C Sharp of Gourock in 1867. It has recently undergone complete restoration. A new stained glass window has been commissioned and installed in the West End. There is a plaque of Dutch times in remembrance of the hospitality given to Dutch soldiers, sailors and airmen during the Second World War.
source: inverclyde
date: 1857, extended c 1895
type: Museum

Gourock - St Columba's High School
source: inverclyde
date: 2012
type: Museum

Gourock - St John's Church of Scotland
description: Gothic-style church built 1857 (J J and W H Hay) and tower with open-work Crown added 1878 (Bruce & Sturrock). Interior whitewashed with tall arch-braced timber roof. The sanctuary underwent major renovations in 1998 when wooden flooring was laid and the pews replaced by chairs to give greater flexibility.
source: inverclyde
date: 1857
type: Museum

John Wood Street Business Centre
description: Formerly 5 shop units under residential accommodation converted by architects Austin Smith Lord of Glasgow and fined by Communities Scotland and Inverclyde Council matched with European funding from URBAN II. One of the statues was donated in 1900 by an American whose company had a ship built in Port Glasgow.
source: inverclyde
date: early 1900s, refurbished 2005
type: Museum

Port Glasgow - The Provost's Room
description: Port Glasgow Town Hall stands on the site of the former town hall which was demolished in 1961. The Provost’s Room was used by the Provost of the Burgh of Port Glasgow up until local government organisation in 1975, when Inverclyde was formed. The wood carvings on the first floor foyer area date from 1936 and are the work of Archibald Dawson who was Head of the Glasgow School of Sculpture.
source: inverclyde
date: 1960s
type: Museum

Port Glasgow Community Campus
source: inverclyde
date: 2013
type: Museum

Port Glasgow Library
description: Two storey classic facade with Doric portico and 150 ft spire designed by David Hamilton. Originally Port Glasgow Town Buildings, construction cost: 12,000. The ground floor was originally laid out as shops, and the upper storey, in addition to the council chambers and town clerk's office, contained a large reading room and several apartments which were occupied as counting houses for mercantile businesses. Also situated within the buildings were the court house and police station, which at one time had its entrance right next to the harbour. This was changed after a prisoner was released one morning following a drunkenness offence, and fell into the harbour and drowned!
source: inverclyde
date: 1815, restored 1995-96
type: Museum

Princess Garden
description: The Princess Garden was created by pupils, parents, staff and members of the community in South West Greenock with some help from the Beechgrove Garden Hit Squad and local businesses. Best Primary School garden in Inverclyde 2000 & 2001. Pupils won 'Greenfingers' title for Scotland in 2000. Special feature of the garden include the dramatic rocks with their variety of alpines, the wildflower patch, the sensory garden, the Millennium Fountain and an interesting display of tubs.
source: inverclyde
date: 1998
type: Museum

Shielhill Glen Walk
description: Clyde Muirshiel Regional Park was formally designated in 1990. The Greenock Cut Visitor Centre is located on the west side of Loch Thom in the hills south of Greenock at the top of Shielhill Glen.
source: inverclyde
type: Museum

St Andrew's Church
description: Formerly known as the Old Parish Church, this square-planned, pavilion-roofed building was designed to accommodate 1,260 worshippers. There is a gallery. Plastered pedimented facade with Doric pilasters and a stone cupola. Listed Category B.
source: inverclyde
date: 1823, refurbished 1898
type: Museum

St Andrew's Primary School
description: St Andrew’s Primary School has been formed by the merger of St Gabriel’s Primary School and Sacred Heart Primary School. Originally built in 1966 as Larkfield Primary School it has been fully refurbished and extended to provide a modern Primary School.
source: inverclyde
date: 1966
type: Museum

St Laurence's Roman Catholic Church
description: Scandinavian inspired church. The red facing brick is pierced with a series of triangular and circular windows. Inside concrete ribs in Gothic arched form divide bays, with smaller arches in aisles. Stations of the Cross by William Crosbie. This buiilding is category A listed.
source: inverclyde
date: 1951-54
type: Museum

St Mary the Virgin Scottish Ep'l Church
description: An interesting modern Episcopal Church built in 1983 to replace the original St Mary’s which was demolished to make way for a new road. Light modern worship space retaining some of the original features from the previous building.
source: inverclyde
date: 1983
type: Museum

St Patrick's Roman Catholic Church
description: A unique and striking example of the work of Antonio Coia (1935). A soaring gable characterises a church of great strength. A framework of steel is encased in reinforced concrete and enveloped in Lanarkshire brick with a backing of Scots Cement clay bricks. Exquisite stone sculpture by Archibald Dawson, including bas relief of Saint Patrick blessing a child, rising from between the two doors.
source: inverclyde
date: 1935
type: Museum

Wemyss Bay Station
description: The Category A listed station was built to facilitate interchange between trains and steamers, through a spectacular glazed concourse and enclosed pier. It remains one of Scotland’s most remarkable stations and was recently judged by architectural critic Sir Simon Jenkins as one of the top ten stations in the UK. The station and pier have returned to their original Caledonian Railway colour scheme. The gallery and bookshop, as well as a display on the concourse, provide extensive information about the life and times of this remarkable station. Tours are available at 2pm, 3pm and 4pm
source: inverclyde
date: 1903
type: Museum

Gourock - Old Gourock and Ashton Church
description: Old Gourock and Ashton Parish Church of Scotland is situated on Royal Street looking down Church Street onto Shore Street near the centre of Gourock. The present congregation was formed by a union between Old Gourock Parish Church and Ashton Parish Church which was in Albert Road. The building was completed in 1832 and has a lovely sanctuary with pulpit and choir stalls designed by Charles Rennie Macintosh and a selection of beautiful stained glass windows. Also within the building are furnishings from Ashton Parish Church. On your visit your are welcome to join us for a cup of tea or coffee.
source: inverclyde
date: 1832
type: Museum

Greenock - A Green Inverclyde Home
description: In this the year of Natural Scotland, meet local householder Ciano Rebecchi (former Provost of Inverclyde) to find out about the process and benefits of installing solar panels in a private home.
source: inverclyde
type: Museum

Greenock - Beacon Arts Centre
description: Join us for exclusive tours of our backstage area at 12, 2pm and 4pm A unique opportunity to tour backstage areas usually closed to the public. Our tours will take in the under stage, wings, scene dock, green room and dressing rooms. Our experienced staff will explain the technical requirements of putting on a top show. Visitors will also have the opportunity to stand on one of Scotland’s biggest stages and look out over 500 seats. This will also be a great chance to have a selfie on the ‘Big Stage’.
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date: 2012
type: Museum

Greenock - Inchgreen Dockyard
description: Gave a rare opportunity for people to walk down to the bottom of the dry-dock and see the impressive size of this facility that once held the QE2. Inchgreen was built in 1962-1964 by the Firth of Clyde Dry Dock Company Ltd. At the time, it was one of the largest dry docks in the world, measuring 305m long and 45m wide, which still makes it one of Scotland’s largest dry docks. It is designed to accommodate ships of up to 150,000 tons deadweight. The famous QE2 and Queen Mary have both used the dry dock with modifications being made to the head of the dry dock to accommodate them.
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type: Museum

Greenock - Lodge Greenock St. John's No.175
description: Lodge Greenock St John’s numbered 175 on the roll of the Grand Lodge of Ancient Free and Accepted Masons of Scotland was founded on 1st February 1790 and has operated continuously since that date and has now contributed to our community for almost 225 years. The Lodge building which is constructed of red sandstone from the long since defunct Skelmorlie quarry is one of the few buildings of character which remain in Greenock town centre. It is a testimony to the designers, Messrs Boston, Menzies and Morton, who were the foremost Architects in Greenock in the late 19th Century.
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date: 1898
type: Museum

Greenock - Municipal Buildings
description: In the 1870's, H & D Barclay won an architectural competition to design the Municipal Buildings with its ornate sculptures and landmark Victoria Tower. The intricate plasterwork on the Grand Corridor ceiling, the restored Council Chambers and the District Court are all well worth seeing. Category 'A' listed building.
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date: 1879-84
type: Museum

Greenock - Ocean Terminal
description: Rare access was given to allow visitors to see what it is like for many cruise passengers who pass through ocean terminal and see first hand some of the behind the wall operations that take place.
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type: Museum

Greenock - St Margaret's Church
description: St Margaret’s Church was opened in 1951 as the centre of worship in the newly developed Auchneagh Area. The biggest single influence in its development and improvement was its first Minister Rev Andrew Swan. The present beauty of the Sanctuary is due to the work of individual members over the years.
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date: 1951
type: Museum

Greenock - Westburn Parish Church
description: The Church building is of special interest as it is has Grade A listing. The present building has been used for public worship since 1841. In 1855, the steeple was added to the Church structure. In 1912, Honeyman, Keppie & Rose built a chancel in the form of a semicircular apse, with rich oak furnishings including a pulpit and organ case. At this time, an organ built by Binns of Leeds was installed. The chancel area has three stained glass panels which were designed by Douglas Strachan. The colours are wonderfully vibrant especially the reds, blues and purples. Over the years, union and re-adjustment has been ongoing. As a result of this, the church building has changed its name several times – ‘The West Kirk’, The Old Kirk’, ‘St. Luke’s’ and now the Westburn Church. Over the past few years, extensive refurbishment has been carried out with an Audio Visual system having recently been installed.
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date: 1841
type: Museum

Open the Door to Inverclyde and the Greenock Cut
description: A circular tour was conducted taking us into the hills behind Greenock to appreciate the flora and fauna on our doorstep and understand the geography and geology that makes up our area, with scenic angle from above.
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type: Museum

Skelmorlie's secret bunker
description: Skelmorlie Secret Bunker is a fully restored underground Royal Observer Corps Monitoring Post built as part of a UK chain to monitor and report on a nuclear attack during the Cold War period. An underground, atmospheric, hands on experience using some of our original equipment and instruments. Access is via a 15 foot vertical steel ladder from an entrance shaft on the surface. Tours last one hour, and access is restricted to adults and children from Primary 7 upwards. Pre-booking is essential due to restricted space. Please come warmly dressed and with sensible footwear. Contact 07513-504115
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date: 1964
type: Museum

Wemyss Bay & Skelmorlie Parish Church
description: There are several beautiful stained glass windows, including two rescued from a Greenock church. The chancel and pulpit feature fine carving by a local artist. The Binn organ dates from 1904. Charles Rennie Mackintosh designed a staircase and an outside lamp. The original 1856 church is now used as the Hall.
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date: 1856
type: Museum

Inverkip Parish Church
description: The current sanctuary dates from 1806 although there has been a church in Inverkip since the 12th century. The building was commissioned by Sir John Shaw-Stewart and was constructed using local sandstone from the Langhouse Quarry. It was refurbished in 1906-08 and is Grade B listed.
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date: 1806
type: Museum

Ardgowan Hospice Access Centre
description: Officially opened in 2001 by HRH Prince Charles, the Duke of Rothesay, Access at Ardgowan is a purpose-built 3 storey building by James F Kennedy of Crawford & Neill, Chartered Architects and Planning Supervisors for Ardgowan Hospice. The main building contractor was D McEwing & Sons. Within the building there is a range of services available providing information, advice and support to people living with cancer.
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date: 2001
type: Museum

Gourock Municipal Buildings
description: Built in 1924, the former offices of Inverclyde Council have been refurbished. The result is a thoroughly modern Business Centre that preserves the style and grandeur of the original Gourock Municipal building. Saturday between 1 - 2pm we will be showing our amateur film, the Last Dance at Cragburn Sunday between 1 - 2pm there will be a live drama titled Witches and Witchcraft
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type: Museum

TS Queen Mary
description: TS Queen Mary was built in 1933 by Messer's Denny of Dumbarton, for Williamson Buchanan Steamers Ltd. In 1935, at the request of Cunard White Star Line, TS Queen Mary was renamed Queen Mary II, so as to release the name Queen Mary for yard number 534, then under construction at John Brown’s shipyard, in Clydebank. She was withdrawn in 1977 and towed from the Clyde to King George V Dock London.For almost twenty years the ship was operated as a successful bar and restaurant complex. She was sold to a French consortium in 2009, and then a private investor in 2011. Both plans fell through and, in October 2015, Friends of TS Queen Mary purchased the ship at auction, and then raised almost £300,000 in cash and in-kind support to return her to the Clyde, in May 2016. The charity's aspiration is that Queen Mary will be one of the UK’s largest interactive maritime exhibits and will provide an unparalleled way of learning about our maritime and social history. As a museum, she will connect local people with their river and its industrial heritage. Queen Mary will offer a range of exciting curriculum-linked learning experiences to all schools in Strathclyde, for pupils and learners of all ages and abilities. She will inspire the next generation in a range of related disciplines.
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date: 1933
type: Museum

Whinhill Primary School
description: Whinhill Primary School has been formed by the merger of Overton Primary School and Highlanders Academy. Originally built in 1973 it has been fully refurbished and extended to provide a modern Primary School which includes the Gaelic School as well as a Nursery and Gaelic Nursery.
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date: 1973
type: Museum

St John's Primary School
description: The St John's Primary School building was originally constructed in 1931 and comprises a two storey main building with a series of single story and two storey additions. The building has been the subject of a £2.9m comprehensive refurbishment, remodelling and extension which included the provision of a new dining area and nursery class.
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type: Museum

Port Glasgow - Lodge Cumberland Kilwinning No.217
description: Although this lodge was instituted in 1746, it was not until 1757 that Robert Sellars, a Port Glasgow mason, was asked to build the two storey Lodge Rooms at 9 King Street. For over 100 years, the ground floor was a school used to teach 40 boys reading and writing. In 1772, John Wesley, the founder of Methodism, preached in the Lodge Rooms. it is the oldest purpose built Masonic Temple in the World. On 29th September 2007 the Lodge celebrated the 250th Anniversary of the building with a ceremony of re-dedication carried out by Sir Archibald D Orr Ewing BT. the Grant Mason of Scotland.
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date: 1758
type: Museum

Overton Water Treatment Works
description: An insight into how Scottish Water uses modern technology to provide safe, clean drinking water from our taps.
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date: 1995-96
type: Museum

Newark Castle
description: This 15th century castle is mainly associated with Patrick Maxwell. His achievements in elegantly extending Newark are diminished by his notoriety for murdering two neighbours and beating his wife of 44 years and mother of his 16 children. The Castle is managed by Historic Scotland and offers excellent views over the Firth of Clyde.
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date: 15th century
type: Museum

Hazelhope
description: Roughcast two storey dwelling with stone dressings. Tiled roofs with dormers. Part half timbered
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date: 1906
type: Museum

Greenock Town Trail
description: Be a tourist in your own town and enjoy an escorted walk round Greenock`s new Town Trail. This trail covers 21 locations each of which is identified with a plaque in the ground.
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type: Museum

Greenock - Inverclyde Council Materials Recycling Facility
description: Gave visitors an opportunity to see where the blue bins are delivered and how the co-mingled dry recyclable material is sorted prior to being sent for reprocessing.
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type: Museum

Greenock - Ladyburn Business Centre
description: The Ladyburn Business Centre was previously a primary school serving he east end of Greenock. It was renovated in 1991 to become a business centre. It was again refurbished to a high standard in 2009 and is now the Ladyburn Business Centre. The character of the school remains with the frames of the blackboards still in place in some offices.
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type: Museum

Greenock Cemetery - Great War Walk
description: Within Greenock Cemetery as well as the Commonwealth War Graves there are over 350 family memorials to loved ones who gave their lives in WW1.
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type: Museum

Clune Park Resource Centre
description: The Resource Centre is in the Hub of Robert Street Community and is a place where local people can access computers, learn new skills and gain credited certificates in a variety of subjects. A community café is on site where healthy food can be purchased at low cost. A Youth Club and Keep Fit classes take place throughout the week. The Centre also runs a Playscheme throughout the Summer holidays.
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type: Museum