my mum grew up the top end of the port and I spent almost every Saturday of my childhood there too , my Granda worked in fergosons for most of his working life
I lived at number 31 Robert street back in the early 90’s for a couple of years, it wasn’t that bad, there were good folks and bad folks like everywhere else. The flat roofs were always a problem, it was like a swimming pool ! i had water dripping through my top flat concrete ceiling and there was nothing could be done about it. Lots of good Memories of times there with people who are no longer here or near. x I hope in the future it turns out to be a nice place to live again.
Ah it's interesting to hear someone's perspective who has lived there! 😊 I too have lived in a place with a flat roof and it was like a swimming pool 😀
@bobharvey7429 it was a thriving , nice place back in the 70s and 60s, nice church ,busy little shops ,and I attended the primary school there , lovely school then , loved it the flats built for shipyard workers, at the surrounding yards, where always kept nice by the tenants who lived in them , then year's on private landlords bought most off them , letting anyone stay in them , as long as they got there rent , then problems with drugs took over the area , and decent people moved out , not saying all private landlords are bad , but most there didn't give a dam , about maintaining there properties or there tenants , so now awaiting demolition off old buildings, like every other town and city up and down Britain, not a ghost town , not Chernoble, just part off a town , famous for Building the biggest ships in the world in its heyday🚢🤔👍
The first group of houses in the video weren’t part of the Robert Street/Clune Park Estate . Wilson Street and Montgomery Street are council houses., which is why you can see that they are still occupied. The Clune Park Estate was private housing and went into decline and disrepair when rogue landlords started buying them up and not maintaining them. The resource centre behind the school was still in use , but the school went on fire recently (hence the damage to the church) so not sure if it’s still being used. The estate was built on a former orchard which is why there’s an apple on the ship sculpture at the small play park at the beginning of Robert Street.
@kirsteenwilliams110 well said kirsteen , hate it when people refer it to chernoble or a town , I'm from the town born and bred, and proud to call myself a Portonian , all the best 👍
I last visited Clune Park in August 2022, when the fencing was not as robust as it is now. On that occasion I drove there and got out of my car for perhaps two minutes and found the whole experience extremely nerve-wracking, even as a six-foot tall man who is not normally unduly affected by potential danger. By that stage, Inverclyde Council had built modern flats nearby and had offered places there to all the existing tenants at Clune Park but the rent they were paying at Clune Park was peanuts and they would be paying more in the new flats. A small number of speculators had bought most of the Clune Park and were refusing to sell them to the council for a price the council were prepared to shell out before demolishing theses old flats. As Ian stated, the flats built at the turn of the 20th century look superficially like many red sandstone flats in smart parts of Glasgow but, as Joanna(?) read out, most of the flats were either for shipyard workers at Scott Lithgow either for single occupancy or for married couples with no children.
Yea, think the council made the fence more robust because people were still jumping over it and entering the buildings. That's interesting re the flats-I wouldn't move either if it was going to cost so much more.
I'd heard of Port Glasgow but not the ghost town thing. It would be a shame if the red brick buildings were demolished rather than restored. The grey buildings less so. As you imply, definite Eastern European vibe with those.
As a port Glasgow resident, why do urban explorers, not do there homework before visiting, it ain't no town , its just a part off a town awaiting demolition, explore more , you'll find out lots off new buildings ,on the other side off port Glasgow.👻
A bit harsh that. There’s a lot worse than Port Glasgow. We don’t need much when we’re 30 minutes on a train to Glasgow city centre. I don’t know what people expect when they visit the small towns.
@@billbilly the port has great retail park as u come in from Greenock nowadays which makes a huge difference to the town where the old shipyards used to be. A lot of work to be done but port glasgow is definitely on the up. For such a small town I think it does itself proud. Each to their own though
my mum grew up the top end of the port and I spent almost every Saturday of my childhood there too , my Granda worked in fergosons for most of his working life
Ah it's great to hear from people who lived there😊
I enjoy your videos keep up the good work
Thank you😊 really appreciate your support!
I lived at number 31 Robert street back in the early 90’s for a couple of years, it wasn’t that bad, there were good folks and bad folks like everywhere else.
The flat roofs were always a problem, it was like a swimming pool ! i had water dripping through my top flat concrete ceiling and there was nothing could be done about it.
Lots of good Memories of times there with people who are no longer here or near. x
I hope in the future it turns out to be a nice place to live again.
Ah it's interesting to hear someone's perspective who has lived there! 😊
I too have lived in a place with a flat roof and it was like a swimming pool 😀
@bobharvey7429 it was a thriving , nice place back in the 70s and 60s, nice church ,busy little shops ,and I attended the primary school there , lovely school then , loved it the flats built for shipyard workers, at the surrounding yards, where always kept nice by the tenants who lived in them , then year's on private landlords bought most off them , letting anyone stay in them , as long as they got there rent , then problems with drugs took over the area , and decent people moved out , not saying all private landlords are bad , but most there didn't give a dam , about maintaining there properties or there tenants , so now awaiting demolition off old buildings, like every other town and city up and down Britain, not a ghost town , not Chernoble, just part off a town , famous for Building the biggest ships in the world in its heyday🚢🤔👍
The first group of houses in the video weren’t part of the Robert Street/Clune Park Estate . Wilson Street and Montgomery Street are council houses., which is why you can see that they are still occupied. The Clune Park Estate was private housing and went into decline and disrepair when rogue landlords started buying them up and not maintaining them. The resource centre behind the school was still in use , but the school went on fire recently (hence the damage to the church) so not sure if it’s still being used. The estate was built on a former orchard which is why there’s an apple on the ship sculpture at the small play park at the beginning of Robert Street.
That's really interesting, thanks for explaining!
@kirsteenwilliams110 well said kirsteen , hate it when people refer it to chernoble or a town , I'm from the town born and bred, and proud to call myself a Portonian , all the best 👍
KNOW THIS AREA EXTREMELY WELL GREAT PLACE TO EXPLORE.
Yes, it really is an interesting place!
Key safe!! So the council and police don't need to break in when the junkies ither overdose,die or lose the keys, etc, 😊
Thanks for clarifying! Definitely makes more sense than for Airbnb😃
A key safe is for carers who attend vulnerable people.
I last visited Clune Park in August 2022, when the fencing was not as robust as it is now. On that occasion I drove there and got out of my car for perhaps two minutes and found the whole experience extremely nerve-wracking, even as a six-foot tall man who is not normally unduly affected by potential danger.
By that stage, Inverclyde Council had built modern flats nearby and had offered places there to all the existing tenants at Clune Park but the rent they were paying at Clune Park was peanuts and they would be paying more in the new flats. A small number of speculators had bought most of the Clune Park and were refusing to sell them to the council for a price the council were prepared to shell out before demolishing theses old flats.
As Ian stated, the flats built at the turn of the 20th century look superficially like many red sandstone flats in smart parts of Glasgow but, as Joanna(?) read out, most of the flats were either for shipyard workers at Scott Lithgow either for single occupancy or for married couples with no children.
Yea, think the council made the fence more robust because people were still jumping over it and entering the buildings.
That's interesting re the flats-I wouldn't move either if it was going to cost so much more.
If driving from Glasgow it's port Glasgow,Greenock, then Gourock, the Clyde shipyards had deepest ports world wide,west coast always rain
Ah thank you! ! I didn’t know the Clyde shipyards had the deepest ports😊
Since early eighties old tenements most were private cheapest property back then run down past it's date to serve
Oh really? That's interesting to know!
Thanks for watching😊
I'd heard of Port Glasgow but not the ghost town thing. It would be a shame if the red brick buildings were demolished rather than restored. The grey buildings less so. As you imply, definite Eastern European vibe with those.
I'd heard of Scotland's Ghost Town, but didn't know what to expect. I agree, it'd be a shame if the red brick buildings were demolished.
As a port Glasgow resident, why do urban explorers, not do there homework before visiting, it ain't no town , its just a part off a town awaiting demolition, explore more , you'll find out lots off new buildings ,on the other side off port Glasgow.👻
What an absolute dump...it has nothing going for it...other than the road out.
Think the council agrees with you
A bit harsh that. There’s a lot worse than Port Glasgow. We don’t need much when we’re 30 minutes on a train to Glasgow city centre. I don’t know what people expect when they visit the small towns.
Billbilly, well what do you expect ,it is due for demolition, back in the day built for shipyard workers and there families, and you stay where 😂
@@Gabos791 ...I must say it's probably 20 years since I've been in the port, so I do apologise if it has improved since then.
@@billbilly the port has great retail park as u come in from Greenock nowadays which makes a huge difference to the town where the old shipyards used to be. A lot of work to be done but port glasgow is definitely on the up. For such a small town I think it does itself proud. Each to their own though
Not a town, just old flats awaiting demolition 😂
True. Thanks for watching 😊