Greenock in general

Greenock is an old town situated on the river Clyde, about 20 miles south-west of Glasgow city. At first glance many see Greenock as just another dead industrial waste ground, full of now disused shipbuilding yards, a kind of industrial ghost town. Nothing could be further from the truth! During the war, Greenock had a thriving shipbuilding and engineering industry, The "QE2" was "Clyde built" in Clydebank, just up the river a tad from Greenock,and the Greenock yards built many fine ships, ferries, tankers, warships, paddle steamers, all built, fitted and launched from this fair town. There were many associated industries in the ...

Right, for once I am going to get some informative facts in an opinion. Right Greenock,a town on the west coast of Scotland and rumour has it, that the only place to wash in the Waterfront Complex, although it is unsure whether this is open to the Greenock residents. Greenock is the official wettest town in Britian, yeah it's true. I think once I went to Greenock and it wasn't raining, and so to let you know, I have been many times to football matches, the Waterfront, Tall Ships ( that was boring ) and well not to look at the lovely scenery anyways. As you go into Greenock you may mistake local side, Greenock Mortons ground Cappielow for the ...

Recently, at work I came across the opportunity to work in Greenock for two weeks. My immediate thoughts were of women and alcohol (oh and not forgetting the important work-aspect of the trip) Firstly, I was slightly apprehensive as to what to expect. As someone who has never been to Scotland was forced to base all my expectations of the people of Scotland on common, generalisations and stereotypes that we all tend to develop, however subcontiously. I tried hard to block out the images of men with Kilts, Billy Conoly-type gentlemen and any other images that we tend to associate with 'bonnie Scotland'. Imagine my dismay as I looked around ...