Greenock, from the Whin HIll

Category

Library Item

Item no

24424

Title

Greenock, from the Whin HIll

Description

In this picture you can see the industrial coastal town of Greenock. A number of buildings including houses and the tall chimneys of factories can be seen. In the background is the River Clyde with a number of ships in the water.

Artist / maker

Valentine, James

Date

1865

Size

11.5 x 17.9cm

Type

Photograph

Location

Edinburgh and Scottish Collection

Greenock stands on the South bank of the River Clyde where the river expands into the Firth of Clyde.

The picture is taken from an area of the town called Whin Hill which once was a public park and is now home to a golf club. In the picture there are visible a number of spires, housing but also chimneys which may belong to the sugar refineries or wool factories that were the central trades in Greenock at one point along with shipbuilding and other costal activities.

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Architecture > Architectural features > Chimneys

Architecture > Architectural features > Spires

Homes > Residential buildings > Tenements

Landscape > Land > Coastlines

Landscape > Land > Hills

Landscape > Water > Rivers and streams

Places > Scotland > Greenock

Places > Scotland > Inverclyde

Places > Scotland > Renfrewshire

Places > United Kingdom > Scotland

Transport > Water > Ships

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