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Church (20th Century)
Site Name Greenock, Campbell Street, Old West Kirk
Classification Church (20th Century)
Alternative Name(s) Esplanade; Church Of Scotland; Clyde Street; North Parish Church; Greenock, Lyle Kirk, Esplanade Building
Canmore ID 200283
Site Number NS27NE 178
NGR NS 27325 77125
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
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Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
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Churchyard wall detail of historic re-sited grave stones
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Interior. Platform area showing pulpit, font and communion table
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Interior. NW Aisle gallery stained glass window of Christ the fisher of men
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Interior. NE Aisle gallery McCunn Memorial stained glass window by E Burne-Jones of Morris, Marshall, Falkner & Co London
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Interior. Platform area showing pulpit, font and communion table
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Interior. Platform area showing pulpit, font and communion table
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Interior. Ground floor NE aisle detail of heraldic stained glass window
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Interior. Ground floor NE aisle detail of heraldic stained glass window
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Interior.Ground floor detail of Kerr Memorial stained glass windows c.1938
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Interior. Detail of WWI memorial
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Detail of NE gates and railings
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Detail of NE gates and railings
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Detail of S railings
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External stair. View from SSW
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Interior. Detail of 19th century Crawfurd of Cartsburn memorial
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Churchyard from SW showing historic re-sited grave stones
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Interior. View from NW
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Interior. View from NW
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Interior. SE gallery showing cast iron columns
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Interior. Detail of raked pews
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Interior. Ground floor NE aisle detail of Archibald Maclean memorial stained glass window of Hope by his grandson Daniel Cottier
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Detail of SE gates and railings
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View from ENE
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View from WSW showing historic re-sited grave stones
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External stair from WNW
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Detail of NE gates and railings
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View from ESE
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View from SW showing external stair and loggia
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View from WNW with shipyard crane
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SE Elevation. Detail of 1926 memorial plaque inscribed " THE KIRK OF GRENOCK BUILT BY JOHANNE SCHAW AD 1591 TRANSFERRED FROM THE ORIGINAL SITE NOW OCCUPIED BY HARLAND AND WOLFF'S SHIPYARD AD 1926"
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Interior. View from SE gallery showing roof structure and pulpit
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Interior. SW Aisle gallery stained glass window of Last Supper donated by Sir Michael Robert Shaw-Steuart
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Interior. SE Aisle gallery Ramsay-Baine Memorial stained glass window by Ballantine
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Interior. Detail of pulpit mosaic by
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Interior. Detail of 18th century Crawfurd Woddrop memorial
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Old West Kirk, Campbell Street, Greenock
Scottish Development Department
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Churchyard from SW showing historic re-sited grave stones
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Churchyard wall detail of historic re-sited grave stones
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Churchyard wall detail of historic re-sited grave stones
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Interior. Ground floor NE aisle detail of Rev Dr Park memorial stained glass window by E Burne-Jones of Morris, Marshall, Falkner & Co London
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Interior. NW Aisle gallery stained glass window of Christ the fisher of men
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Interior. SE Aisle gallery Ramsay-Baine Memorial stained glass window by Ballantine
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Interior. NE Aisle gallery McCunn Memorial stained glass window by E Burne-Jones of Morris, Marshall, Falkner & Co London
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Interior. Detail of pulpit mosaic by
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Interior. Detail of WWI memorial
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View from SE
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View from SW showing external stair and loggia
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Interior. Ground floor NE aisle detail of Hamilton Memorial stained glass window by D G Rossetti of Morris, Marshall, Falkner & Co, London
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View from SE
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View from WSW showing historic re-sited grave stones
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SW elevation detail of memorials
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W elevation detail of memorials
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Interior. View from SE gallery showing pulpit and galleries
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Interior. View from NE gallery showing raked pews of S aisle
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Interior.Ground floor detail of Kerr Memorial stained glass windows c.1938
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Interior. Ground floor detail of Fraser Paton Memorial stained glass window
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Interior. NW Aisle detail of Hunter Memorial stained glass window
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Interior. NW Aisle gallery stained glass window of Christ the fisher of men
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Churchyard from SW showing historic re-sited grave stones
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Interior. View from SE gallery showing pulpit and galleries
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Interior. Ground floor NE aisle detail of Hamilton Memorial stained glass window by D G Rossetti of Morris, Marshall, Falkner & Co, London
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Interior. Ground floor NW aisle detail of Arbuckle Memorial stained glass window of The Baptism of Christ
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Interior. Ground floor SE aisle detail of Moncreiff Memorial stained glass window of The Baptism of Christ
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Interior. Detail of stained glass window
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Interior. SW Aisle gallery stained glass window of Last Supper donated by Sir Michael Robert Shaw-Steuart
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Interior. SE Aisle gallery Ramsay-Baine Memorial stained glass window by Ballantine
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Interior. NE Aisle gallery McCunn Memorial stained glass window by E Burne-Jones of Morris, Marshall, Falkner & Co London
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Interior. NE Aisle gallery McCunn Memorial stained glass window by E Burne-Jones of Morris, Marshall, Falkner & Co London
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Interior. Detail of Gaelic U F WWI memorial
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Interior. Detail of model plough
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General view from SSW showing halls
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Interior. View from SE gallery showing pulpit and galleries
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Interior. Ground floor SE aisle detail of Moncreiff Memorial stained glass window of The Baptism of Christ
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Interior. Detail of Denniston Memorial stained glass window
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Interior. Detail of 18th century Crawfurd of Cartsburn memorial
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Interior. Detail of model plough
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SW elevation detail of memorials
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W elevation detail of memorials
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Interior. View from SE gallery showing pulpit and galleries
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Interior. View from SW gallery showing pulpit
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Interior. SE gallery showing cast iron columns
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Interior. Platform area showing pulpit, font and communion table
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Interior. Ground floor SE aisle detail of Moncreiff Memorial stained glass window of The Baptism of Christ
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Interior. Ground floor detail of Fraser Paton Memorial stained glass window
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Interior. Detail of the ministerial roll
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Interior. Detail of model ship
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View from ESE
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View from ESE
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Detail of S railings
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Greenock, Old West Kirk, detail of Ballentine memorial stained glass window by E. Burne-Jones of Morris, Marshall, Falkner & Co, London.
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Detail of NE gates and railings
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View from WSW showing historic re-sited grave stones
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Churchyard from SW showing historic re-sited grave stones
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Churchyard wall detail of historic re-sited grave stones
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Interior. View from SW gallery showing pulpit
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- Council Inverclyde
- Parish Greenock
- Former Region Strathclyde
- Former District Inverclyde
- Former County Renfrewshire
NS27NE 178.00 27325 77125
Old West Kirk [NAT]
OS (GIS) MasterMap, March 2010.
NS27NE 178.01 NS 27310 77100 Pirrie Hall
Project (2010)
The National Association of Decorative and Fine Art Societies (NADFAS) undertook a survey of stained glass windows in churches at risk, including Auchencairn; Buittle, Colvend; New Abbey; Old West Kirk, Greenock; St Colm's Chapel, Edinburgh; and Walkerburn.
NADFAS 2010