Volume contents
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FISH MARKET [Port Glasgow] | Fish Market Fish Market Fish Market Fish Market |
Town Officer Mr Buchan Mr Thomson Mr Wood |
002.01 | A small brick building appropriated as a Fish market. Situated at the end of the wooden shed on the Mid Quay. |
| MID QUAY | Mid Quay Mid Quay Mid Quay Mid Quay |
Town Officer Mr Wood Mr Thomson Mr Buchan |
002.11 | A Quay or Jetty branching out from Fore Street between the East and West harbour. On it is a Wooden Shed for the protection of goods etc, at the end of this Quay is a small Wharf or wooden platform supported by wooden posts. |
| WEST QUAY | West Quay West Quay West Quay West Quay |
Custom House Officers Mr Wood Town Officer Mr Buchan |
002.11 | A Quay or landing place having this name from the W. [West] corner or angle of "West Harbour" opposite the Custom House to the Breast Work north of the Harbour Light thence to the jetty as far as the mouth of the above Harbour. The Breast and roadway extending N.W. [North West] from the Harbour Light is called the "Steamboat Quay" see description elsewhere. |
| WEST HARBOUR [Port Glasgow] | West Harbour West Harbour West Harbour West Harbour |
Custom House Officers Mr Wood Mr Buchan Town Clerk Town Officer |
002.11 | A Harbour in front of Fore Street bounded on the W. [West] and N. [North] by the West Quay, and on the South East by the Mid Quay which divides it from the East Harbour |
| HARBOUR LIGHT [West Harbour, Port Glasgow] | Harbour Light Harbour Light Harbour Light Harbour Light |
Custom House Officers Mr Wood Town Officer Mr Thomson |
002.11 | A concaved Iron pillar about 12 feet in height having a staircase within, and is surmounted on the top by a large Gas Lamp having 6 burners. |
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Transcriber's notes
Some writing has been slightly lost in the page gutter. I have put 1 word in square brackets because I cannot be 100% about it
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.