port glasgow

Construction started on the cinema in 1939, but due to the war this was put on hold and it sat as an empty shell until work re commenced post war, when it opened as the Plaza in1952. Even though it didn’t open until the 50’s the interior design was very much that of 1930’s art deco and...

Hello, Everybody. I hope you are all well... The last week I explored an abandoned orphanage/school. Here is the history... Built as an orphanage between 1898 - 1899. The orphanage was designed to house 82 boys and 32 girls. The principle building contained accommodation for 50 boys in the...

This site is part of the old Playtex factory in Port Glasgow, I didn’t find much history of the place but I read that a local MP was talking about it closing down in 2015, the factory is very dry inside and makes it feel quite safe but as with all old buildings care must be taken and I would...

Clune Park Estate Clune Park was a thriving community in the late 19th century and early 20th century when shipyard workers needed accommodating for during a busy era in the business. A primary school was built in 1887 to teach the worker's children. The church beside it was built in 1905 in...

This School was built in 1887 and closed in 2008. The School was built for the families of the local shipyard workers. It was left abandoned for a few reasons, 1. the decline in shipbuilding made alot of people move from the area. 2. and a new school was built in a different part of the town.

Built in 1905 to serve the local ship building community, This is Clune Park Church in Port Glasgow. It is late gothic with an art nouveau window, and has a small tower on one side. It closed in 1997 as the congregation merged with another church, and it became disused and neglected. The remains...

The History: Built by the Birkmyre family, this was the largest privately owned air raid shelter in the UK and it was used by the workers at the nearby ropeworks. It measures almost 600m in length with the tunnels approximately 10 feet wide and 7 feet tall when they are not flooded with mud and...

Visited with my old school friend @Hiddenscotsman. This was his first taster of the underground, so glad you enjoyed it mate! :thumb Been meaning to check this one out for years, but having lived in the south of England for nearly 7 years I was pretty spoiled for what was available down there...

This Air Raid Shelter in Port Glasgow was built for the workers of the nearby Gourock Ropeworks, and was the largest privately owned shelter within the UK at the time. It is believed to have been built before the outbreak of WW2 by a group of Polish workers... apparently taking them 6 months...

this air raid shelter is the largest civilian bunker in the UK, it was also completely safe and indestructible from any bombs dropped around or on top of it. The shelter was privately owned by a factory owner and held over 1000 people, mainly his family and the people who worked in the factory...

this air raid shelter is the largest civilian bunker in the UK, it was also completely safe and indestructible from any bombs dropped around or on top of it. The shelter was privately owned by a factory owner and held over 1000 people, mainly his family and the people who worked in the factory...

Very big thanks to sm-np who showed me round - he rediscovered this 28 years ago and has seen it change over the years. Apparently it was the least flooded it’s been - looking at the tide marks on the walls you’d almost need a boat for some visits. This is a remarkable shelter, nearly 200m...

Many thanks to sm-np for showing me around this place :thumb Good to meet up with Pantomime Horse and PH Junior too... This large WW2 air raid shelter in Port Glasgow was built for the workers of the large ropeworks nearby, in record time by a gang of Polish builders. Apparently there...

Visited with sm-np, and a big thanks to him for showing me it. A large many passaged WW2 air raid which has remained pretty much hidden from and forgotten by the general public and so its totally grafitti free and stays pretty much complete. sm-np suggested waderz and so I bought a pair of...

Today I met up with Pantomime Horse for the first time as he was wanting an explore of the old WW2 shelter in Port Glasgow. I'm sure he'll be posting his photos shortly, I've post mine up just now anyway. The shelter is the last of it's kind in the district, it took 6 months to build by a...