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Welcome to PG4U!
The aim of this site is to tell you about the history of my home town, Port Glasgow and its buildings and people.
Next to Greenock and over looking the River Clyde with its wonderful views the photo galleries will guide you through the past and into the present while keeping you up to date with new developments and changes around the town.
See the large homes that were built for wealthy ship owners like the Lithgow and Birkmyre family and how they are being used today. Find out about people who made a diffrence to the town and where your street name came from.
The aim of this site is to tell you about the history of my home town, Port Glasgow and its buildings and people.
Next to Greenock and over looking the River Clyde with its wonderful views the photo galleries will guide you through the past and into the present while keeping you up to date with new developments and changes around the town.
See the large homes that were built for wealthy ship owners like the Lithgow and Birkmyre family and how they are being used today. Find out about people who made a diffrence to the town and where your street name came from.
The site has been going for many years now and the information has been added to and amended as time has past. Hopefully you will find something of interest but if you have any comments or suggestions feel free to contact me.
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Some photographs of the work in the town centre in preparation for the new statue in the image galleries.
St John's Church page re-made with more details, photographs also information about Holy Family also added to the Towns History.
Some details of the Star Hotel in Port Glasgow town center
Mirren's Shore - a little tale added to Social History.
Benclutha Mansion - fire on the Clune Brae.
New photo submitted to the schools section taken from Port Glasgow High School in 1962
Details added about Springbank or Sunnybank once home to the Birkmyre family in the Social History section
Comet Festival 2011 - Small selection of photographs added here: