Bouverie, Port Glasgow
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Bouverie is an area of the town of Port Glasgow
, Inverclyde
, Scotland
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The Bouverie area was developed in the late nineteenth century as part of Port Glasgow's eastward expansion. Originally consisting of ancillary shipbuilding-related businesses, and workers' housing, it now mainly consists of residential buildings and a handful of small service industries.including bouverie motors the owner bought most of the lands of the disused ropeworks. It banks steeply upward towards the twentieth century housing areas of Upper Port Glasgow, and has impressive views over the River Clyde
.the Port Glasgow Rangers Association is also located there.Bouverie was bombed during the second world war,and as a result the street was dramaticlly reduced in size.Bouverie is situated behind the site of the old mill,which is now home to a retail establishment.Bouverie had, originally two sides to the strret,however these were demolished,partly because of the WW2 bombing from germany's notorious bomber elite.
Port Glasgow
Port Glasgow is the second largest town in the Inverclyde council area of Scotland. The population according to the 1991 census for Port Glasgow was 19426 persons and in the 2001 census was 16617 persons...
, Inverclyde
Inverclyde
Inverclyde is one of 32 council areas used for local government in Scotland. Together with the Renfrewshire and East Renfrewshire council areas, Inverclyde forms part of the historic county of Renfrewshire - which current exists as a registration county and lieutenancy area - located in the west...
, Scotland
Scotland
Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...
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The Bouverie area was developed in the late nineteenth century as part of Port Glasgow's eastward expansion. Originally consisting of ancillary shipbuilding-related businesses, and workers' housing, it now mainly consists of residential buildings and a handful of small service industries.including bouverie motors the owner bought most of the lands of the disused ropeworks. It banks steeply upward towards the twentieth century housing areas of Upper Port Glasgow, and has impressive views over the River Clyde
River Clyde
The River Clyde is a major river in Scotland. It is the ninth longest river in the United Kingdom, and the third longest in Scotland. Flowing through the major city of Glasgow, it was an important river for shipbuilding and trade in the British Empire....
.the Port Glasgow Rangers Association is also located there.Bouverie was bombed during the second world war,and as a result the street was dramaticlly reduced in size.Bouverie is situated behind the site of the old mill,which is now home to a retail establishment.Bouverie had, originally two sides to the strret,however these were demolished,partly because of the WW2 bombing from germany's notorious bomber elite.