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5-7 Clarence Street, Greenock

A Category B Listed Building in Greenock, Inverclyde

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Coordinates

Latitude: 55.9525 / 55°57'8"N

Longitude: -4.7608 / 4°45'38"W

OS Eastings: 227719

OS Northings: 676715

OS Grid: NS277767

Mapcode National: GBR 0C.XY6C

Mapcode Global: WH2M9.VN33

Plus Code: 9C7QX62Q+XM

Entry Name: 5-7 Clarence Street, Greenock

Listing Name: Clarence Street, Tobacco Warehouse

Listing Date: 11 September 1991

Category: B

Source: Historic Scotland

Source ID: 378399

Historic Scotland Designation Reference: LB34180

Building Class: Cultural

Also known as: Greenock, 5-7 Clarence Street

ID on this website: 200378399

Location: Greenock

County: Inverclyde

Town: Greenock

Electoral Ward: Inverclyde North

Traditional County: Renfrewshire

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Description

Later 19th century. Tobacco Bond, large 5-storey 10x6 bay block with quadruple-gabled front to Clarence Street. Built of red brick with contrasting yellow brick dressings. Ground floor has blocked/blind round-arched openings set in big rectangular panels, some (barred) segmental arched lights; bays divided above ground by giant pilaster strips, wide rectangular openings at 1st floor, segmental arched windows above; most original small-paned windows survive; decorative blocked eaves, oculus in each gbale. slated roofs.

Statement of Interest

Flank elevations to Hood Street and to Haig Street.

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