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Town Buildings, Fore Street, Port Glasgow

A Category A Listed Building in Port Glasgow, Inverclyde

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Coordinates

Latitude: 55.9347 / 55°56'5"N

Longitude: -4.6875 / 4°41'15"W

OS Eastings: 232219

OS Northings: 674560

OS Grid: NS322745

Mapcode National: GBR 0G.Z2Y4

Mapcode Global: WH2MJ.Z305

Plus Code: 9C7QW8M6+VX

Entry Name: Town Buildings, Fore Street, Port Glasgow

Listing Name: Fore Street, Former Municipal Buildings

Listing Date: 28 January 1971

Category: A

Source: Historic Scotland

Source ID: 385957

Historic Scotland Designation Reference: LB40071

Building Class: Cultural

Also known as: Port Glasgow, Fore Street, Town Buildings

ID on this website: 200385957

Location: Port Glasgow

County: Inverclyde

Town: Port Glasgow

Electoral Ward: Inverclyde East Central

Traditional County: Renfrewshire

Tagged with: Library building Tolbooth

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Description

2-storey ashlar classic with tetrastyle G-doric
portico and 150' spire. David Hamilton archt., 1815.

Statement of Interest

Upgraded B to A 19.11.90. The council of Port Glasgow ceaed to exist with the introduction of regionalisation. The building is today (2004) used as a library, exhibition space and as meeting rooms.

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