After yesterday's post, a few folk have asked why St Andrew is Scotland's patron saint.  St Andrew was Christ's first apostle a...

Tomorrow is St Andrew's day here in Scotland.  So I thought that I'd show you some photographs of a beautiful stained glass window w...

On this day we take time to remember all of those who gave their lives for their country.  Many of us will especially remember our family me...

Update - these murals have now been refurbished.  You can see them here . For this week's Monday Mural , I thought I'd revisit the m...

The former tobacco warehouse in Greenock is very typical of industrial buildings of the late 19th century. Built of red brick with c...

Yesterday was a Doors Open Day in Greenock and I visited the old 19th century former Tobacco Warehouse on Clarence Street in Greenock. ...

Greenock Town Trail, Plaque 2 , Cathcart Street. Let's take a walk along Cathcart Street. Ginger the Horse, a sculpture by Andy Sc...

Love these shadows on the wall of Gourock Railway Station.  Great crossed lines and angles. The walls are full of vintage travel poster...

In the old days when Greenock was a thriving seaport there were many little narrow passageways, or closes as we call them in Scotland, which...

Greenock Town Trail, Plaque 1 , Greenock Custom House Our first stop on the Town Trail is the Custom House. Completed in 1818 it w...

If you are ever visiting Greenock then try and pick up one of these booklets.  They are available in the museum and library and you can also...

It has gone!  It was once Greenock Academy and then became the set for Waterloo Road, a BBC television programme. The demolition squads...