Showing posts with label Greenock. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Greenock. Show all posts
Tuesday 14 August 2012
Great Harbour
Monday 12 March 2012
Wednesday 17 February 2010
Thursday 4 February 2010
Custom House Greenock
With the coming of the Union in 1707, Scotland became subject to paying English duties. This proved to very unpopular and smuggling was rife.
Custom Houses were built in the main ports of Scotland, some of them being rather grand in design in order to symbolize the authority of the state
The Custom House at Greenock was built by William Burn in 1818 and is a fine building complete with Doric columns and portico, built next to the river it is still an imposing building.
Monday 21 December 2009
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