Lamont's Dock
Location type
PlaceName and dates
Lamont's Dock (1824-2010)Opened on the Glasgow, Paisley and Greenock Railway.
Description
This dock was opened in 1824 on the west side of East India Harbour (1805), Greenock. It was built to the south of the western part of the harbour, west of the dock entrance. The sides were stepped. The Greenock Customs House was just to the north west. The southern side of the dock was passed by a dockside line from the Glasgow, Paisley and Greenock Railway.
A second dock was built to its north by using sheet piling to mark out an area of the western part of the harbour which was then back-filled behind the piling.
The docks were used by Lamont for ship repairs.
Both docks have been infilled, their outlines can still be partly seen.
Tags
Dock graving dock08/03/2022
| Nearby stations Greenock Cathcart Street [1st] Greenock Central Greenock (Lynedoch) Upper Greenock Whinhill Greenock West Cartsdyke Greenock Princes Pier [1st] Greenock Princes Pier [2nd] Drumfrochar Bogston Fort Matilda Branchton Port Glasgow Ravenscraig | East India Harbour West Harbour [Greenock] Wellpark Tunnel Victoria Harbour Rue End Shipyards Greenock Goods Victoria Quay East Blackhall Street Boat Builders Yard Cartside Timber Yard Tourist/other Custom House Quay [Greenock] Greenock Customs House Greenock Chapel Street Coal Depot Greenock Central Signal Box Cartsburn Dockyard Dellingburn Street Coal Depot |
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Books
 Caley to the Coast: Rothesay by Wemyss Bay (Oakwood Library of Railway History) |
