Monday, 20 March 2017

Port Glasgow station murals

I'm joining Monday Murals to show these fantastic murals of Port Glasgow's history which are brightening up Port Glasgow railway station.


There are fourteen panels, each celebrating an aspect of the history and people of the town.


Information boards give more details of what the murals represent.


They are bright, colourful and really cheer up Port Glasgow's station.


A information board states that -

     "Local children from St John's Primary School, members of the Port Glasgow Community       Council and members from the Old Men's Club worked with artists Karen Patton Orr and Jim Strachan from RIG Arts, an Inverclyde based, socially engaged arts, film and media charity, to research and develop its content, to capture the spirit of the town, past and present."



They've certainly done a fantastic job in capturing some of the highlights of Port Glasgow's history.

13 comments:

  1. Great murals showing the city's history. I like the one with the train.

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  2. ...these wonderful murals are a wonderful reminder of Port Glasgow's rich history, they are treasures.

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  3. great way to present history to broad public.

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  4. It is always fine when murals celebrate the history of a place, and this place has a great history. Good to see these panels.

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  5. These are fine murals, and very well painted.

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  6. A great way to get people interested in the history of Part Glasgow. Very nice!

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  7. How nice. I like the boat. It is nice to depict in such nice way an areas history....Janey

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  8. Greenockian, my paternal grandfather, a tinsmith, was born in Glasgow. Thanks for sharing.

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  9. I think they're brilliant! What an excellent and relevant way to brighten up the train station.. even better that it was a community endeavour!

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  10. Dream-like seems to be my default comment this week. The first two photos with their super-imposed images are so evocative of the town's history. Thanks for contributing to this week's Monday Mural.

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  11. These are so nicely done! I like the style!

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  12. Always nice to see colourful murals.

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  13. Many thanks for this posting. I lived in the shadow of that big green crane as a boy so the picture brings back many memories. Very proud to see my wee cousin Jim doing such great work too.
    John Campbell

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Your comments are very welcome.