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Greenock, 98-100 Bearhope, Mcewing Building Contractors
Commercial Premises (19th Century)
Site Name Greenock, 98-100 Bearhope, Mcewing Building Contractors
Classification Commercial Premises (19th Century)
Alternative Name(s) Roxburgh Street; Former Sugar Refinery
Canmore ID 201304
Site Number NS27NE 270
NGR NS 27501 76025
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/201304
- Council Inverclyde
- Parish Greenock
- Former Region Strathclyde
- Former District Inverclyde
- Former County Renfrewshire
Part of sugar refinery (related buildings at corner St Michael Street now demolished). 3-storeys plus loft, shallow in depth, rectangular-plan and gabled, long 7-bay front to Bearhope Street. Snecked rubble, ashlar dressings, alste roof. Several glazing patterns; openings mostly segmental-arched, shallow depth windows above ground; round-arched wide opening to Bearhope Street now a window; flat-lintelled wide opening to Roxburgh Street also altered; masonry extends eastwards at single storey level, modern 1st floor added, fire escape on east wall. (Historic Scotland)
