Greenock
a seaport of Renfrewshire, the fifth largest town in Scotland, on the S. shore of the Firth of Clyde, 3% miles by water S. of Helensburgh, and 221½ by rail W. N. W. of Glasgow.
The W. end of the town, with its elegant villas of every style of architecture, its esplanade 1½ miles long, its wide and well-paved streets, planted with trees, is attractive. The public buildings are many of them handsome; chief among mill supplies, cotton goods, saw-mill ma- chinery, furniture, fertilizers, etc. It is
245 feet high; the county them is the town hall and municipal buildings (1886), Renaissance in style, with a tower
245 feet high; the county buildings (1867), the custom house , and ildings (1867), the custom house Park (1872) , (1818), and the Watt Institution (1837), containing a marble statue of Watt by Chantrey. There are several handsome churches. To Sir Michael Shaw-Stewart the town is indebted for the Well Park (1851), the Wellington Park the Lyle Road (1880). The new cemetery, 90 acres in extent, with its Watt cairn, and fine waterworks (1827-1883) also deserve mention. The harbor works date from 1707. The annual trade exceeds $15,000,000. Shipbuilding has been carried on since 1760; sugar refining began in 1765, and there are also manufactures of steam engines, anchors and chain cables, ropes, sailcloth, paper, wool and worsted, etc. Besides being the (1851), the Wellington Park (1872), and the Lyle Road (1880). The new ceme- tery, 90 acres in extent, with its Watt has memories of Rob Roy, John Wilson, and Galt, and contains the grave of cairn, and fine waterworks (1827-1883) also deserve mention. The harbor works date from 1707. The annual trade ex- ceeds $15,000,000. Shipbuilding has been carried on since 1760; sugar re- fining began in 1765, and there are also manufactures of steam engines, anchors and chain cables, ropes, sailcloth, paper, wool and worsted, etc. Besides being the birthplace of Watt, of Spence the mathe- matician, and of Principal Caird, it has memories of Rob Roy, John Wilson, and Galt, and contains the grave of 70,000.