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Greenock, East India Harbour, Warehouse

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Warehouse (19th Century)

Site Name Greenock, East India Harbour, Warehouse

Classification Warehouse (19th Century)

Alternative Name(s) Transit Shed

Canmore ID 121940

Site Number NS27NE 32.02

NGR NS 2855 7605

Datum OSGB36 - NGR

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View fom N showing entrance to harbour with part of warehouse on left
View fom N showing entrance to harbour with part of warehouse on leftGeneral view from SW of SW side of warehouse, fronting onto East India Harbour, built partly on the sea wall and wooden pilingView from SSE of SW side of warehouse, showing wooden piling on sheltered side of sea wallGeneral view of NE (seaward) side of warehouse from ESEGeneral view from NW of NE side of warehouseInterior view from E in N bay of warehouse, showing wooden slateboards, wooden king-post roof trusses (some partially removed), granite set floor, rectangular-section plain cast-iron columns (left), cast-iron window frames, and cast-iron brackets supporting roof trussesDetailed view from S of SE end of warehouse, showing ornate round-section cast-iron pillars, and cast-iron window framesGeneral view from SW of SW side of warehouse, fronting onto East India Harbour, built partly on the sea wall and wooden pilingDetailed view from W of SW side of warehouse, showing ornate round-section cast-iron pillars, and cast-iron window framesView from SSE of SW side of warehouse, showing wooden piling on sheltered side of sea wallView from SE along quayside at SW side of warehouse, showing warehouse (right) and harbour (left), also showing cast-iron bi-furcating bollards. The broken slates in the foreground had fallen from the roof during a big storm on 6 NovemberView from SE along quayside at SW side of warehouse, showing warehouse (right) and harbour (left), also showing cast-iron bi-furcating bollards. The broken slates in the foreground had fallen from the roof during a big storm on 6 NovemberDetailed view from NE of large entrance bay in NE side of warehouse, showing rectangular-section plain cast-iron columns on each side, and wrought-iron truss supporting lintelView from ESE showing NNE frontInterior view from SE in S bay of warehouse, showing wooden slateboards, wooden king-post roof trusses (some partially removed), granite set floor, rectangular-section plain cast-iron columns (right), and cast-iron brackets supporting roof trusses

Administrative Areas

  • Council Inverclyde
  • Parish Greenock
  • Former Region Strathclyde
  • Former District Inverclyde
  • Former County Renfrewshire

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Desk Based Assessment (7 September 2017)

Connected with the Clyde 2

Nothing now remains of the transit shed that once stood on the pier that forms the NE side of the East Harbour (NS27NE 32), which was built about 1860 and measured 133m by 17m transversely. Single storey with cast iron columns and window frames, it was served by a rail track along its north east side, as depicted on the 2nd edition of the OS 25-inch map (Renfrewshire 1896, Sheet 002.06). It replaced two smaller sheds, measuring 64m by 8m and 57m by 8m respectively, that were depicted on the 1st edition of the OS 25-inch map (Renfrew 1864, Sheet II.6). The harbour’s quay walls were rebuilt in the late 1990s at which point the transit shed was demolished.

Information from HES Survey and Recording (AMcC) 7 September 2017.

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