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Renfrewshire / Re: Ladyburn Buildings, Greenock
« on: Sunday 28 June 09 17:56 BST (UK)  »
the schools in the immediate area were The Ladyburn School which was to the L of the Ladyburn Buildings on the photograph.
The other school was St Mungos school , it was just above the Ladyburn School, nearer the main road.  St Mungos was a catholic school. That may help you to narrow down which one he attended. Sorry,....don't know of any school records that may exist.

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Renfrewshire / Re: Ladyburn Buildings, Greenock
« on: Wednesday 01 October 08 15:59 BST (UK)  »
Hello again,   
I was browsing through flickr for photos of Greenock and came across an old photograph which shows the elusive Ladyburn Buildings!
If you google 'Tony from greenocks' photostream '  up comes his collection of pics. On the second page about half way down there is an old b&w photo titled 'The Gibby 1965'
The Ladyburn buildings are in the top L of the picture, a distinctive crescent shaped building, pale grey in colour. The Ladyburn School is to the L of  the buildings.
Chalmers street is the long curved buildings to the R side. It looks like blocks of flats in a darkish grey.
Hope this satisfies your curiosity !
Regards,
Roxyrana      :)

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Renfrewshire / Re: Ladyburn Buildings, Greenock
« on: Wednesday 25 June 08 20:51 BST (UK)  »
Hello,
 Came across your post about Ladyburn Buildings  whilst looking for images of that area. Haven't found any yet but I can tell you exactly where they were.
If you go back to your map you will see the two L shaped buildings which were the two schools, to the right there is the shed. In front of that there are two long buildings between the shed and the railway line at the bottom of the map. The lower of the two buildings , in a crescent shape , was Ladyburn buildings. My friends gran lived there, her Grandad had an allotment right across the street which backed onto the railway line.  They were still there in the mid 1960's as I attended Ladyburn School for 6 months in 1965 and remember them still being there. They were tenement buildings which had open landings at the back, folk often had washing out to dry on ropes strung accross the landings. There is a picture of similar type of buildings in Chalmers street, which was nearby, on GOOGLE.  just type in Chalmers Street Greenock and there is a reference for a giclee print of Chalmers street. Hope this helps! 
Roxyrana

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