Customs Office (Greenock)

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Former Customs House in Greenock Harbor

The customs office of Greenock is a former office building of the British customs authorities in the Scottish town of Greenock in Inverclyde . In 1971 the building was included in the Scottish List of Monuments in the highest category A.

history

The building was used for customs clearance at the city's international port. William Burn was entrusted with the design of the building as the architect . The construction was carried out by Kenneth Mathieson and totaled around £ 30,000. From its completion in 1818 to April 2011, it served as a customs office. For a long time it was one of the last historical customs offices in the United Kingdom to still serve its original purpose. After moving out, the private company Riverside Inverclyde took over the building.

description

It is a two-story building that was located roughly in the center of the Greenock docks next to James Watt College at the time of construction. The building front, lavishly designed with Doric columns , faces the Firth of Clyde to the northeast . A simple staircase leads to the entrance doors. Just like the back of the building, the facade is symmetrical with windows on 13 vertical axes. Another portal is located on the southeast side, which is modeled on the previous one.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Listed Building - Entry . In: Historic Scotland .
  2. ↑ Entry on Greenock Customs Office  in Canmore, Historic Environment Scotland database
  3. ^ A b J. Warden: The Glasgow and Ayr and Glasgow and Greenock Railway Companion , p. 115, John Morrison, Glasgow, 1841.

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Coordinates: 55 ° 56 '52.9 "  N , 4 ° 45' 3.7"  W.