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SLATER'S
GREENOCK.
DIRECTORY.
town, find forms a highly interesting object in the prospect from
the river. Tlie En,st parish possesses fi place of worship in Ref?ent
street. A new church for this parish is now in course of erection.
It is in the Gothic style of architecture, built of stone, at a cost of
upwards of ^4,000. There is an Episcopal (English) church in
Union street. Tlie Free church has nine places of worsliip, and
there are buildings connected with the various other de-
nominations, a list of which will be found in the directory
of the town. Greenock Academy is a large establishmaut for the
education of both soxes. It is under the supervision of a rector
and lady superintendent and seven assistant masters and two mis-
tresses. There are six pablic schools under the School Board. A
j largo public Bnird schtiil is noiv bein? ersoted iu Ci-awford stree t
I at a co^t of £9,030, which will accommodate about 900 children ; and
I there is also in course of erection another public school in Shaw
1 street, at a cost of £4,500, for 700 children, and one at Ladyburn, at
I a cost of £2,000. The weekly market is held on Friday, and there
' are two annual fairs, one taking place on the first Thursday in July,
the other on the fourth Tuesday of November, and horse and cattle
markets twice a year— on the Friday before Glasgow Whit-.Monday
fair, and on the Friday immediately preceding Kilbarelian fair.
The population of the three parishes, according to the returns for
1871, was as follows:— West, 33.141; Mid, 9,592; East, 17,061. The
town numbered at the same date 57,831 inhabitants.
POST OFFICE, CUSTOM HOUSE, GEEENOCK:,
THOMAS MACMILLAN, Post Master.
Delivery of Iietters.
From Kdinbui-Bh, Glasgow, Paisley, Uorth of Scotland and Ireland 7 B.m.
From London and all parts of England, Dublin and the South ol Ireland » 15 a.m
From Edinlrariili, GlasRow, Paisley, &c 2 16 p.m.
FromEdinburgli, Glasgow, Paisley and the Western Islands, Newcastle and the North of England 4 30 p.m.
FroiB Edipburgh, Glasgow and the West and North ot Scotland, London and all parts of England 7 45 p.m.
Bespatcb of Kails.
To Largs, Inverliip,Wemy33Bay,Fairlie&TVe3t Kilbride 3
To Glasgow and Paisley 4
To Dunnnn. Kii-n. Innellan, Rothesay (during summer). . 4
To tlie Western Highlands 8
To Glasgow, Invei tap and Wemyss Bay 8
ToEd!nl>urgh, Glasgow, P.aisley, Newcastle and the
North of England 1"
To Inv. >arv and Oban 10
To Mil port anl Largs 10
To Port Glasgow 11
To Edinburgh. Glasgow, Paisley, &c 12
To Glasgow, Paisley, &c 1
SO a.m.
a.m.
20 a.m.
20 a.m.
45 a.m.
a.m.
30 a.m.
40 a.m.
20 a.m.
10 p.m.
45 p.m.
To Edinburgh, Glasgow, Paisley, Port Glasgow and
Liveriiool 2 45 p.m
To London and all parts of England, and the South of
Ireland 4 10 p.m.
To G!as:,'ow, Paisley and Port Glasgow 5 10 p.m.
To Glasgow, Newcastle and the North of England 7 10 p.m.
To London and all parts of England 7 45 p.m.
To all piirts of Ireland 8 21 p.m.
To Edinburgh and Glasgow ; 8 30 p.m.
To Edinburgh, Glasgow. Paisley, Port Glasgow, Oban
and the North of Scotland 10 10 p.uj;
♦,* The Office is open on week days iiQoi seven morning till ten night, and on Sundays from eight to ten morning and eiz to eeyen
eyenlng.
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