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Listed building consent must be obtained from local authorities prior to any alteration to such a structure. [3] There are approximately 47,400 listed buildings in Scotland, of which around 8% (some 3,800) are Category A. [4] The council area of Inverclyde covers 160 square kilometres (62 sq mi), and has a population of around 79,800. There are ...
The first municipal building on the site was an 18th-century town house which was built on land acquired from Lord Cathcart. [2] The works were carried out by a local builder, James Wallace, for £240 and the building was completed in 1765. [3] Lord Cathcart insisted that the local masonic lodge should be allowed to hold meetings in the ...
The main building was built in 1886 for the former Greenock Town Council, although the complex also incorporates the earlier Greenock Town Hall of 1765. [10] The buildings passed to Inverclyde District Council at the local government reorganisation in 1975, and then to Inverclyde Council when local government was reorganised again in 1996. [11]
This is a list of listed buildings in Inverclyde. The list is split out by parish. List of listed buildings in Gourock, Inverclyde; List of listed buildings in Greenock; List of listed buildings in Inverkip, Inverclyde; List of listed buildings in Kilmacolm, Inverclyde; List of listed buildings in Port Glasgow, Inverclyde
Category C: "buildings of local importance; lesser examples of any period, style, or building type, as originally constructed or moderately altered; and simple traditional buildings which group well with other listed buildings." [1] In March 2016 there were 47,288 listed buildings in Scotland.
Finlaystone House is a mansion and estate in the Inverclyde council area and historic county of Renfrewshire. It lies near the southern bank of the Firth of Clyde, beside the village of Langbank, in the west central Lowlands of Scotland. Finlaystone was a property of the Dennistoun family, and passed to the Cunninghams in the 15th century.
Port Glasgow (Scottish Gaelic: Port Ghlaschu, pronounced [pʰɔrˠʃt̪ˈɣl̪ˠas̪əxu]) is the second-largest town in the Inverclyde council area of Scotland.The population according to the 1991 census for Port Glasgow was 19,426 persons and in the 2001 census was 16,617 persons.
Category A: "buildings of national or international importance, either architectural or historic; or fine, little-altered examples of some particular period, style or building type." [1] Category B: "buildings of regional or more than local importance; or major examples of some particular period, style or building type, which may have been ...