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Beacon Book Festival 2026
20–22 February, Greenock

The inaugural Beacon Book Festival will take place next month at Beacon Arts Centre, welcoming some of the UK’s finest writers, poets and storytellers to Inverclyde for three inspiring days of discussion, performance and creativity.

https://www.beaconartscentre.co.uk/beacon-book-festival/

#Scottish #literature #poetry #storytelling #writers #Greenock #Inverclyde

For #SchiffsSamstag here's Regal Princess docked at Greenock in Scotland back in 2024. This small port is the one that cruise ships use when visiting Glasgow although we skipped the major Scottish city on our visit and headed further inland to take a look at Stirling Castle and the Falkirk Wheel.

#Photography #Travel #SchiffSamstag #ShipSaturday #Cruise #Ship #Greenock #Scotland #Glasgow #RegalPrincess

We're standing dockside at a commercial and industrial port. Small rocks are piled up along the water's edge to offer some rising tide protection and the rocks nearer the water are darker with indications of seaweed covering them. Ahead, on the left, on land, there is a large warehouse with a heavy duty dockside crane erected outside it closer to the flat water. There's a short stretch of very calm but cold-looking water before a narrow concrete pier emerges from the right to run parallel to the shore, creating a small water basin. Several couples are walking along the pier because on the other side of it there is a large white cruise ship docked. Several lifeboats are visible mounted on its side and there's a small wing of a bridge jutting out over the bow of the ship facing away from us. Stylised imagery of a woman with hair becoming waves decorates the bow and the words "Regal Princess" are written in large letters just back from that. It's an overcast, cool day with the feel of late afternoon about it.

Trig bagging, Murdieston, Whin Hill and Corlick Hill. #Trigbagging #TrigPoint #Murdieston #WhinHill #CorlickHill #Greenock #Scotland #DJINeo

Ultimate Country. Greenock Town Hall. #tickets #greenock #uktheatre #concert https://www.uktw.co.uk/L011095229/

Greenock’s Lyle Gateway to host French-themed lunch this week

LYLE Gateway in Greenock will be giving people the chance to experience the flavours of France. It will be serving up a French-themed lunch on Friday, October 3. The centre’s new volunteer chef will present a dish called Garden …
#dining #cooking #diet #food #Frenchlunch #Lunch #francais #france #French #Greenock #lunch #LYLEGateway
https://www.diningandcooking.com/2315082/greenocks-lyle-gateway-to-host-french-themed-lunch-this-week/

Seven Men Sentenced for Murder of Father Shot on Mother's Doorstep in Greenock

Seven men have been sentenced for the brutal murder of 37-year-old Neil Canney, who was shot in the head while on his mother’s doorstep in Greenock, Inverclyde, on February 28, 2023. The men, including Jack Benson, Dale Russell, Martin McCusker, Brendan Balloch, Kieran Hendry, Michael Munro, and Kie... [More info]

https://www.fogolf.com/1044934/port-glasgow-golfers-hold-their-nerve-to-clinch-inverclyde-teams-championship/ Port Glasgow golfers hold their nerve to clinch Inverclyde teams championship #DavidMacFarlane #GolfClubs #GourockGolfClub #Greenock #InverclydeGolf #PortGlasgow #TeamChampions

#FensterFreitag Lots of Victorian architectural evidence of #Greenock's heyday as a port #WestScotland

A light coloured sandstone gable end, an oval fixed light in the centre, surrounded by ornate sculpture. Figures and cherubs in a nautical theme

Is this the original 1780 mile stone? I don't know, but its style, its wear, the script used on it and the unusual wording (using 'distance from' rather than 'distance to') all suggest this earliest possible date is certainly feasible.

#glasgow #glasgowhistory #milestone #greenock #paisley #paisleyroadwest #turnpike

Mile stones like this became compulsory on all turnpike roads in the UK in 1767, and this particular stone is on the route of the turnpike between Glasgow, Paisley and Greenock which was created in 1780. This makes me suspect that the mile stone after which Two Mile House was named was installed when this turnpike opened.

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#glasgow #glasgowhistory #milestone #greenock #paisley #paisleyroadwest #turnpike

On a map from the 1810s (shown on the bottom here) is a house marked Two Mile House, the distance to Glasgow given on the stone. This makes me think the house is named after the distance on the stone (rather than the other way round), possibly pushing that date back to the start of the 1800s.

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#glasgow #glasgowhistory #milestone #greenock #paisley #paisleyroadwest #turnpike

Hidden behind this tree on Paisley Road West in the Ibrox area of Glasgow is this mile stone. On one side it reads 2 miles from Glasgow (pointing east towards the city), while on the other its says 5 miles from Paisley, 21 miles from Greenock (pointing west). The stone is heavily worn, and the script used looks old, but just how is it? Well, it appears on a map from the mid-1800s, but I think it's quite a bit older than that.

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#glasgow #glasgowhistory #milestone #greenock #paisley

An old distance marker on the route of a former turnpike between Glasgow, Paisley and Greenock, which was built in 1780.

Kelly & Greenock Cut.

#KellyCut #GreenockCut #Greenock #WemyssBay #Scotland

A waterfall from a concrete-walled construction. Surrounded b trees and grass. It falls into dark water.

A natural waterfall surrounded by some bushes and trees.

Bend of the Greenock Cut with the path next to it and some trees and a hill in the background.

Greenock cut‘s beautiful masonry at a bend in the lovely green grass landscape. A lonely bench in the background.

@workingclasshistory

#Greenock #LeeJeans #Occupation 5th Feb 1981
https://stories.workingclasshistory.com/article/10513/greenock-occupation

#workingclasshistory #directaction #solidarity #labormovement

“'And the next thing, the chairs barricaded the door': The #LeeJeans factory #occupation trade unionism and gender in Scotland in the 1980s - Andy Clarke -https://www.academia.edu/6972505/And_the_next_thing_the_chairs_barricaded_the_door_The_Lee_Jeans_factory_occupation_trade_unionism_and_gender_in_Scotland_in_the_1980s

"Lee Jeans Sit-in, Greenock," Charles McBride YouTube, August 27, 2021, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gDrwYFQ7HOA

Highland Mary's Monument, Greenock, c.1905 - Irish Pictorial Card Co Postcard

https://www.ebid.net/uk/for-sale/highland-mary-s-monument-greenock-c-1905-irish-pictorial-card-co-postcard-220990473.htm

#Greenock #HighlandMary #Postcard #Postcards

Printed colour postcard showing a view of the monument to Highland Mary in Greenock, Renfrewshire.
Published by The Irish Pictorial Card Co, Cork, Emerald Series, not numbered, c.1905.
Postally unused.
Good condition, with slight corner bumps.

The James Watt Dock Crane in Greenock, one of four Titan Cranes which still stand on the banks of the Clyde. The surrounding dock is now a marina for recreational vessels.

#glasgow #greenock #industrialheritage #crane #titancrane #jameswatt #jameswattmarina

A massive titan crane towera over the yachts in a scottish marina.

Just got off the Falkirk Wheel and it's a great experience on an incredible bit of engineering. We were taken up, piloted along the aqueduct, turned around, and came back the same way. Smooth ride, barely even notice you're being lifted or lowered.

Heading back towards #Greenock through #Glasgow and we've got a sea day tomorrow before we reach the Shetlands.

#FalkirkWheel #Scotland #Falkirk #Canal #Travel #TravelPhotography #Photography #Engineering

Dockside on a cloudy day with a canal barge boat nearby. In the background there is an engineering structure best described as metal bottle openers or stylistic birds with beaks pointing left, connected by cylindrical tubes. They can lift the boat and rotate it around while another is brought down.

We're in #Scotland today, docked at #Greenock for those who want to explore there or travel further along the Clyde to #Glasgow. However, we have opted to head inland and made it to #Stirling where we've looked around the #castle before ensconcing ourselves in a pub. We're off to #Falkirk next to ride on its engineering marvel, the Falkirk Wheel.

#travel #cruise

View from castle battlements with part of a tower to the right and walls and a small courtyard area before. In the distance there is an expanse of low hills, pale under the overcast and moody sky.

Prince's Pier, Greenock, Scotland between ca. 1890 and ca. 1900. Views of landscape and architecture in Scotland Scotland Greenock

#PrincesPier #Greenock #Scotland #Greenock #photography #historicalPhotos

https://www.loc.gov/pictures/item/2001706009/

This image is a historical photograph depicting the maritime scene at Prince's Pier in Greenock, Scotland. The picture showcases a bustling pier with various boats and ships moored along its length. A prominent steamboat is visible on the right side of the image, emitting smoke from its stack, indicating it might be in operation. Several people can be seen walking or standing around the area, suggesting this was a busy transportation hub during that time period.

The architecture and clothing styles visible in the image provide context for the early 20th century. The buildings in the background have simple designs with brickwork and ornate details, indicative of the style prevalent at that era. The people are dressed in attire consistent with the late Victorian or Edwardian periods, including long skirts on women and more formal clothing for men.

Overall, this photograph captures a slice of life at Prince's Pier in Greenock during a time when maritime trade was vital to local economies. The image is rich with detail, offering insight into the daily activities and the architecture typical of that period.

> Here you would have no steam-engines, vomiting forth smoke, and polluting earth and air for miles around; but on the contrary, the pure ‘stream of the mountain,’ flowing past in ceaseless profusion, carrying along with it freshness, health and vigour; whilst, in its progress through the town, every thing, having a different tendency, would be swept before it into that reservoir of health, and purifier of the elements – the ocean.
#RobertThom over #JamesWatt in #Greenock (Watt's hometown)

#Greenock

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