Volume contents
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NEWARK CHURCH (Q.S.) | Newark Church (Quoad Sacra) Seats for 1400 Newark Church Newark Church |
Church Officer Town's Clerk Mr Hutchison |
002.11 | A large and handsomely built Church on the South Side of "Chapel Lane" Its interior is well fitted up having a circular gallery, and in whole sufficiently Commodious for 1400 sitters, it was formerly a Chapel of ease but about 2 years ago it was constituted into a Parish (Quoad Sacra) charge called Newark. No Free Sittings in this church |
| BEATON'S SCHOOL | Beaton's School (Charity) Beaton's School (Charity) Beaton's School (Charity) |
Mr Hutchison Schoolmaster Sculptured on a stone in front of building Town's Clerk |
002.11 | A school house founded in the year 1816 by D. Beaton who mortified a considerable sum for the education of poor children, and the endowment of a Schoolmaster. The building is two storeys high, having the upper story as the Teachers Residence. |
| REFORMED PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH [Port Glasgow] | Reformed Presbyterian Church (seats for 400) Reformed Presbyterian Church (seats for 400) |
Mr Hutchison Mr Simple Druggishand Manager of the church |
002.11 | A newly erected church the interior of which not yet completed. When completed it will accommodate about 400 sitters, There are no sittings set apart as free, The church officers provides the poor of the congregation with seats the same as in the most of the church |
Continued entries/extra info
Plan II-11-No 14, Trace 2 Port Glasgow
Ordnance Survey - Renfrew county, OS Name Books - Renfrew county - Volume 7 - Parish of Port Glasgow, OS1/26/7
This volume contains information on place names found in the parish of Port Glasgow.
Ordnance Survey - Renfrew county
Ordnance Survey was established in the 18th century to create maps, surveys and associated records for the entirety of Great Britain. These records are arranged by county. This entry has been created to enable searching for Ordnance Survey records for the county of Renfrew, which is in the west of Scotland. The boundaries of the county were altered by the Boundary Commissioners in 1891.