Volume contents
- 1 - Town of Greenock , page 1 (start)
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- 172 - Town of Greenock , page 172 (end)
- 173 - Town of Greenock , title page
- 174 - Town of Greenock , index
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| IRON SHIPBUILDING YARD [nr Stanners St, Greenock] | Iron Shipbuilding Yard Iron Shipbuilding Yard Iron Shipbuilding Yard Iron Shipbuilding Yard |
Mr Taylor, Cashier Mr McLean, High Street George Hutcheson, Grocer, High St. John Donnan, Ship Carpenter |
002.06 | A very extensive ship building yard appropriated alone for the building of Iron vessels. The Machinery, Furnace Sheds, and Smithy are substantially built with Stone and lime with the exception of the northside of the Machinery Sheds which is supported with strong iron pillars. The red line through the centre of these last named Sheds is a stone partition wall and the black line betwixt the Smithy and Furness shed is a wooden partition. |
| PATENT SLIP [Shipbuilding Yard, nr Stanners St, Greenock] | Patent Slip Patent Slip Patent Slip |
Mr Taylor Mr McLean John Donnan |
002.06 | Attached to this yard is a patent Slip where vessels can be sailed on to a Kind of cradle and pulled up by machinery. The stone at the N.W. [North West] corner of the machinery Sheds is used for the steaming of timber. This Yard is the property of Mr Steel who is also the proprietor of that Ship building yard to the West of this which is described by Mr Smith for the common trace. |
| TREENAIL STORE [Shipbuilding Yard, nr Stanner St, Greenock] | Treenail Store Treenail Store Treenail Store |
Mr Taylor John Donnan Name on Door |
002.06 | The "Treenail Store" which is shown on trace is where all the wooden nails are Kept, hence its name. About 350 hands is the average employed in this Iron Ship building yard. |
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Plan 2-6. No 18 Trace 4
East Parish -- Town of Greenock
Ordnance Survey - Renfrew county, OS Name Books - Renfrew county - Volume 9 - Town of Greenock, OS1/26/9
This volume contains information on place names found in the town of Greenock.
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.