2016

NS2875 : Belville Street mural

taken 9 years ago, near to Greenock, Inverclyde, Scotland

This is 1 of 6 images, with title Belville Street mural in this square
Belville Street mural
Belville Street mural
Details of some of the many vessels which are depicted on the mural.
Belville Street Mural

The mural is on the north side of the street at the Kilmacolm Road junction, in the area of the blocked-up pedestrian underpass.

It is within Belville Community Garden LinkExternal link which is on the site of the former Belville Street towerblocks which were demolished in 2013.

The brightly clolured mural depicts the Firth of Clyde and shows many of the landmarks and vessels which can be seen there.

The landmarks include Newark Castle, Port Glasgow Town Building, Port Glasgow lighthouses, Inchgreen cranes, James Watt Dock crane, Greenock Customhouse, The Free French Navy war memorial on Lyle Hill and the Cloch lighthouse.

The vessels include PS Waverley, a Clyde Puffer, ferries of Caledonian Macbrayne and Western Ferries, a cruise ship, various yachts, fishing boats, a warship and a submarine.


Creative Commons Licence [Some Rights Reserved]   © Copyright Thomas Nugent and licensed for reuse under this Creative Commons Licence.
Geographical Context: Suburb, Urban fringe Primary Subject: Art
This photo is linked from: Articles: · Underpass Artworks of the British Isles Automatic Clusters: · Belville Street [79] Title Clusters: · Belville Street mural [6] ·
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NS2875, 810 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
Thomas Nugent   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Wednesday, 11 May, 2016   (more nearby)
Submitted
Saturday, 18 June, 2016
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! NS 2864 7531 [10m precision]
WGS84: 55:56.4120N 4:44.7133W
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! NS 2865 7532
View Direction
Southwest (about 225 degrees)
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