Greenock, Rue End Street, John Hastie & Company Works
Works (19th Century)
Site Name Greenock, Rue End Street, John Hastie & Company Works
Classification Works (19th Century)
Alternative Name(s) John Hastie Of Greenock Limited
Canmore ID 86395
Site Number NS27NE 45
NGR NS 28470 75870
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/86395
- Council Inverclyde
- Parish Greenock
- Former Region Strathclyde
- Former District Inverclyde
- Former County Renfrewshire
NS27NE 45 284 758
See NS27NE 22 and NS27NE 48.
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Architect: Alexander S McGregor - Extensions
Desk Based Assessment (28 August 2017)
Engineer and millwright John Hastie opened a small works in Greenock in 1845 and in 1853 patented the first self-holding steering gear. The firm became known as John Hastie and Co. Ltd. in 1898 after taking on limited liability status and their main works were at Kilblain Street, Greenock (NS27NE 22), where they specialised in ships’ steering gear. They also occupied works at Rue End Street, Greenock. Plans of this unit (DC22846-7) depict a stockyard to the east, with areas for welding; fitting and assembly; flame, cutting and fabrication; and a machine bay demarcated in the western unit. The company was dissolved in 1991 and nothing now remains of the units in an area of recent redeveloped which includes landscaping and a pub.
Information from HES Survey and Recording (AMcC) 28 August 2017.
