Greenock West

Greenock West, also known simply as the ''West End'', is an area of

Greenock Greenock (; sco, Greenock; gd, Grianaig, ) is a town and administrative centre in the Inverclyde council areas of Scotland, council area in Scotland, United Kingdom and a former burgh of barony, burgh within the Counties of Scotland, historic ...

Inverclyde Inverclyde ( sco, Inerclyde, gd, Inbhir Chluaidh, , "mouth of the Clyde") is one of 32 council areas used for local government in Scotland. Together with the East Renfrewshire and Renfrewshire council areas, Inverclyde forms part of the histo ...

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. The streets are in a grid like layout referred to as ''blocks'' as opposed to the irregular street patterns elsewhere in the town. Union Street is the longest before it cuts off into Newark Street.

Greenock Academy The Greenock Academy was a mixed non-denominational school in the west end of Greenock, Scotland, founded in 1855, originally independent, later a grammar school with a primary department, and finally a Comprehensive school only for ages eleven t ...

was located at the far end of Brisbane Street on Madeira Street in the west end, and numerous churches exist within the west end, such as Ardgowan, St Luke's, Old West Kirk, St John's, St George's North, Finnart St Paul's as well as many smaller independent churches. Also located on Finnart Street is the

James Watt College The James Watt College was a further education college in Greenock, Scotland. It is now part of West College Scotland. There were also campuses in Largs and Kilwinning which now form part of Ayrshire College as the result of the merger with Ki ...

Greenock West railway station , symbol_location = gb , symbol = rail , image = File:Greenock West station 210708d platform 1.jpg , caption = View west from under Inverkip Street to footbridge, aqueduct and Newton Street tunnel , ...

lies at the border between the west end and the town centre.

Fort Matilda railway station , symbol_location = gb , symbol = rail , image = Fort Matilda station.jpg , caption = Looking west as a train leaves for Gourock , borough = Fort Matilda, Inverclyde , country ...

is located at the other edge of the West End, at the foot of the

Lyle Hill Lyle Hill stands at the West End of Greenock in Inverclyde, Scotland. It has scenic viewpoints accessible from Lyle Road, which was constructed in 1879–1880 and named after Provost Abram Lyle, well known as a sugar refiner. The hill's hi ...

, near where

Gourock Gourock ( ; gd, Guireag ) is a town in the Inverclyde council area and formerly a burgh of the County of Renfrew in the west of Scotland. It was a seaside resort on the East shore of the upper Firth of Clyde. Its main function today is as a r ...

begins. In the middle is the famous Tontine Hotel at one end of the green Ardgowan Square with the Ardgowan Bowling Club and two tennis courts and

Ardgowan Square Evangelical Church Ardgowan may refer to: * Ardgowan House, near Inverkip, Scotland * Ardgowan, New Zealand in North Otago North Otago in New Zealand covers the area of Otago between Shag Point and the Waitaki River, and extends inland to the west as far as the ...

at the other end. The West End is also host to 'Glenpark': home of the 2002 SNCL champions, ''Greenock Cricket Club''. The ground has been credited as one of the most pleasant to play at in the country, and has a slight slope from the East to West end of the field. The club also operates Junior and Lower-league teams under the Greenock or Glenpark XI name, and has full clubhouse facilities. As well as the current railway line, a former rail link led towards Princes Pier, now home to the new Ocean Terminal, where large ocean cruisers and

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s are re-supplied. Greenock {{Inverclyde-geo-stub