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Glenpark Drive, PORT GLASGOW, PA14 5AJ

It could almost be mistaken for a country house in this view from Glenburn Street if it wasn't for the street lights. A Category C Listed building http://portal.historic-scotland.gov.uk/hes/web/f?p=PORTAL:DESIGNATION:::::DES:LB46409 .

The original section of the Category C Listed building http://portal.historic-scotland.gov.uk/hes/web/f?p=PORTAL:DESIGNATION:::::DES:LB46409 is on the right. The larger rear section was a later addition.

Looking down the hill towards the new housing developments at Kingston Dock.

Viewed from Glenburn Street.

A scanned photograph, taken around 1986. Much has changed since then... The large twin roofed shed to the left of the Titan crane was Scott's shipyard; MacDonalds, Misco, a T-Mobile Call Centre and the RBS Mortgage Centre now stand there. To the left of Scott's, the large red brick building was John G Kincaid's marine engine works where they made engines bigger than a house. The "Wee Dublin End" terracing at Morton's Cappielow Park can be seen just below Kincaid's. There are two old school buildings in the right foreground, the nearest (Ladyburn Primary) is now part of Riverside Business Park, the one immediately behind it was St Mungo's RC Primary, now demolished. All of the sheds in the centre are also gone, replaced by the Waterfront Leisure Centre. Greenock Container Terminal (now Greenock Ocean Terminal) with its distinctive cranes is to the right. The Glasgow to Gourock railway line and the James Watt Dock line to its right can also be seen. Strone Point and Strone Hill are prominent in the distance, across the Firth of Clyde.

The two distinct phases of the Category C Listed building http://portal.historic-scotland.gov.uk/hes/web/f?p=PORTAL:DESIGNATION:::::DES:LB46409 can be appreciated from this viewpoint in Glenburn Road. Historic Scotland described it as follows, "As shown on the 1856 OS map, Glenpark was originally a simple rectangular-plan, 3-bay classical villa with a stair accessing an entrance centred in the front elevation. Subsequently enlarged and dwarfed by the later work, this original structure remains essentially intact - the giant order pilasters and finialled pediment being particularly good. The addition, itself well-detailed, is particularly notable for its polygonal tower. Although quirky, the juxtaposition of the two parts of Glenpark House is of interest, with elements working to tie them together to achieve an imaginative composition.".

Looking down on Glenpark Drive and the new housing developments at Kingston Dock from Ivybank Crescent.

Off Glenpark Drive, overlooking Glen Avenue.

The east end of the road at the bridge over the Glen Burn.

Recently extensively renovated.