CASTLEBANK
This upmarket development comprises of 4 and 5 bedroom luxury villas and 2 and 3 bedroom executive apartments.
The development enjoys an elevated position surrounded by mature trees with panoramic views overlooking the Firth of Clyde where the hills rise almost instantly from the shores of the Firth
The pictures on these older pages of the site show how Broadtone house looked before work started on the conversion in 2001. Sadly the house caught fire in 2004 and is now nothing more than a shell.
The following pictures show the house in June & August 2005.
Hopefully the building will still see conversion and one day be restored.
Some of the new builds in the development by Muir Homes
The building was an A-listed
Scottish Baronial mansion built in Port Glasgow in 1870. Originally known as Broadstone House when it was built for the Birkmyre family which owned the Gourock Ropeworks, the house was later converted into a pyschiatric hospital and renamed Broadfield Hospital.
At the time of the fire, the building was no longer a hospital and was being converted into upmarket flats.
Within minutes of a fire being reported, two tenders from Port Glasgow and one from neighbouring Greenock were at the scene. Firefighters found that the top floor and roofspace of the detached building were well alight.
Crowds soon gathered to witness the fire which could be seen for miles around. Extra firefighting resources,
including a high reach platform and two ground monitors, to pump high volumes of water onto the blaze, were
called in. Despite the firefighters' concerted efforts, however, the building was gutted by the fire.
This page last modified on Friday, December 01, 2006
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