Renfrewshire Collection

The Village, Ashton, Renfrewshire
The Village, Ashton, Gourock, near Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland. Date: 1902

St Andrews Cross, Renfrew, Scotland. Date: circa 1907

Combination Hospital, Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland
The Greenock Combination Hospital was erected in 1906-7 on Inverkip Road, Greenock, to serve the combined burghs of Greenock, Port Glasgow, and Gourock. It later became known as Gateside Hospital

The Esplanade, Greenock, Renfrewshire
The Esplanade, Greenock, near Port Glasgow, Renfrewshire, Scotland. Date: 1910s

Fire Station at Quarriers Homes, Bridge Of Weir
Fire station, fire engine, ladders and uniformed firemen at the Quarriers childrens homes, Bridge of Weir, Renfrewshire. The cottage homes were opened in 1878 by William Quarrier

Orphan Homes of Scotland, Bridge of Weir, Renfrewshire
Aerial view of the Orphan Homes of Scotland, Bridge of Weir, Renfrewshire. The Homes, laid out as a village of cottage homes, were opened in 1878 by William Quarrier

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland
Greenock is a town and administrative centre in the Inverclyde council area in Scotland and a former burgh within the historic county of Renfrewshire

General Store at Orphan Homes of Scotland, Bridge of Weir
The general store at the Orphan Homes of Scotland, Bridge of Weir, Renfrewshire. Jars of sweets feature prominently on its shelves

School at Orphan Homes of Scotland, Bridge of Weir
Children pouring out of the school at the Orphan Homes of Scotland, Bridge of Weir, Renfrewshire. The Homes, laid out as a village of cottage homes, were opened in 1878 by William Quarrier

Quarriers Homes - Torr Aluinn and Hoop House, Dunoon
Torr Aluinn and Hoop House, Dunoon, used as holiday homes for children from the Quarriers Orphan Homes of Scotland, Bridge of Weir, Renfrewshire. Date: circa 1920

Quarriers Homes - Laundry
Girls at work in the laundry at the Quarriers Orphan Homes of Scotland site, Bridge of Weir, Renfrewshire. Date: circa 1920

Quarriers Homes - Joiners Homes - Shop
Boys at work with carpentry tools in the joiners shop at the Quarriers Orphan Homes of Scotland site, Bridge of Weir, Renfrewshire. Date: circa 1920

Quarriers Fairknowe Home, Brockville, Canada
The Fairknowe Home at Brockville, Canada, used to receive child emigrants from Quarriers Orphan Homes of Scotland, Bridge of Weir, Renfrewshire. Date: circa 1900

Quarriers Homes - Elise Hospital
The Elise Hospital at the Quarriers Orphan Homes of Scotland site, Bridge of Weir, Renfrewshire. Date: circa 1912

Quarriers Homes - Elise Hospital Ward
Hospital Ward in the Elise Hospital at the Quarriers Orphan Homes of Scotland site, Bridge of Weir, Renfrewshire. Date: circa 1912

Quarriers Homes - Elise Hospital Operating Theatre
Operating room in the Elise Hospital at the Quarriers Orphan Homes of Scotland site, Bridge of Weir, Renfrewshire. Date: circa 1912

Quarriers Homes - Consumption Sanatoria of Scotland
The Consumption Sanatoria of Scotland linked to the Quarriers Orphan Homes of Scotland site, Bridge of Weir, Renfrewshire. Date: circa 1900

Quarriers Homes - Colony of Mercy
The Colony of Mercy - a facility for epilepsy sufferers at the Quarriers Orphan Homes of Scotland site, Bridge of Weir, Renfrewshire. Date: circa 1900

Erskine House, Princess Louise Scottish Hospital for Limbless Sailors and Soldiers, Erskine, Renfrewshire, Scotland, established during the First World War. 1916

Mince Collop Close, Greenock, Scotland
Mince Collop Close, Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland - undoubtedly " the vilest" of all the " numerous pen closes running from the low streets"

His Majestys Airship R34. Built by by William Beardmore and Company in Inchinnan, Renfrewshire, Scotland, R34 first flew on 14 March 1919

Smithston Asylum and Poorhouse, Greenock, Renfrewshire
The Smithston Asylum and Poorhouse, Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland, was opened in 1879 to house the areas lunatics and paupers

Quarriers Orphan Homes of Scotland, Bridge of Weir - Bakery
Boys outside the bakery at the Quarriers Orphan Homes of Scotland, Renfrewshire Date: Date unknown

Kilmacolm Sailors Orphan Homes
A view of the Sailors Orphan Homes, Kilmacolm, Renfrewshire. Date: circa 1909

Kilmacolm Sailors Orphan Homes Valentines
A view of the Sailors Orphan Homes, Kilmacolm, Renfrewshire

Horses & Tram, Paisley, Scotland
Horses & Tram, Paisley, near Glasgow, Renfrewshire, Scotland. Date: 1900s

Albert Road, Gourock, Renfrewshire
Albert Road, Gourock, near Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland. Date: 1900s

Princes Pier, Greenock, Renfrewshire
Princes Pier, Greenock, near Port Glasgow, Renfrewshire, Scotland. Showing Horse & Cart Date: 1905

Houston Market Cross
The old Market Cross at Houston, Renfrewshire, Scotland. Date: 1950s

Paisley Abbey is a former Cluniac monastery in Renfrewshire, Scotland. Destroyed by the English in 1307. Rebuilt by the Stuarts; resting place of Robert III. Date: 12th century

Large Ships Buoy
A large ships buoy, with an anchor chain attached, Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland. Date: 1950s

William and Isabella Quarrier
William Quarrier (1829-1903) with his wife Isabella. Quarrier, a successful shoemaker from Greenock, Renfrewshire, took an interest in the welfare of deprived street children

Drapery Store at Orphan Homes of Scotland, Bridge of Weir
The drapery store at the Orphan Homes of Scotland, Bridge of Weir, Renfrewshire. The Homes, laid out as a village of cottage homes, were opened in 1878 by William Quarrier

Wash House at Orphan Homes of Scotland, Bridge of Weir
The wash house at the Orphan Homes of Scotland, Bridge of Weir, Renfrewshire. The homes, laid out as a village of cottage homes, were opened in 1878 by William Quarrier

Laundry at Orphan Homes of Scotland, Bridge of Weir
The laundry at the Orphan Homes of Scotland, Bridge of Weir, Renfrewshire. Items came to the laundry for finishing after first being washed in the wash house

Modern Athenians plate 33 - Edinburgh
Mr Patrick Shaw (1796-1872) lawyer and monoped, passing Hercules Robertson (Lord Benholme) (1796-1874) lawyer and Sheriff of Renfrewshire, on the streets of Edinburgh

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