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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 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.
It is within Belville Community Garden 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.
Created: Sat, 18 Jun 2016, Updated: Sat, 18 Jun 2016
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