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elaine447
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hi lindaangus
the picture on that site is'nt Ladyburn buildings
its Ladyburn street
these tenements were demolished and Prefabs put up to house
the people who lived in there
the ones on the other side of the street still exist now although they
have all been modernised
Elaine
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Given,McCorkindale,Kennaway,Wylie,Cameron,Mooney,McCloskey,Black,
McCafferty,Gillespie,Jamieson,Keith,Adam,Quigley,Ainslie,
McHugh,Malone,Fisher,Burns,Gallacher,Nelson,Dunleavy,Brannan,
Docherty,McCluskey,Fitzpatrick,Barclay, Peacock
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LizzieW
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Slightly off topic, but as an English person I always thought Greenock was pronounced Grenock (e as in Glen) , however, this week in relation to the Libyan bomber being released from Greenock prison due to his terminal illness, all radio/TV announcers have been pronouncing the word Greenock (Green as in the colour).
Please put me out of my misery and tell me how it is pronounced in Scotland.
Lizzie
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BENSON- Dalton in Furness (Ulverston) and Hull
BETTISON - Derbys
BOULTON - Dalton-in-Furness and surrounding areas
BRAND - Lincs
COCKETT - Lincs, Yorks, Lancs
DA COSTA (or variants) - Spain or Portugal, London (Middx), ?Hull
GILCHRIST - Scotland, Lincs
HINGLEY - Derbys/Yorks
MANN - Sussex, Kent, Herts
MUMBY - Lincolnshire and Hull
PEMBERTON - Ches, Lancashire
STANTON - Lincs
ROBINSON - Lincs
WHITTAKER/WHITAKER - Ches/Lancs
WRIGHT- Bethnal Green
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elaine447
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Hi Lizzie
it is pronounced
Green as in colour ock
Elaine
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Given,McCorkindale,Kennaway,Wylie,Cameron,Mooney,McCloskey,Black,
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McHugh,Malone,Fisher,Burns,Gallacher,Nelson,Dunleavy,Brannan,
Docherty,McCluskey,Fitzpatrick,Barclay, Peacock
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lindaangus
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My father who as born in Greenock and who moved back down to London always pronounced it Grenock. I too have always referred to it as that. Like you I began to wonder as it was pronounced Greenock on the BBC. I was going to check too.
Thanks for the correction.
Regards
Linda
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elaine447
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Hi Linda
did your dad leave Greenock at an early age as
Greenockians hate to hear it pronounced Grenock  
Elaine
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Given,McCorkindale,Kennaway,Wylie,Cameron,Mooney,McCloskey,Black,
McCafferty,Gillespie,Jamieson,Keith,Adam,Quigley,Ainslie,
McHugh,Malone,Fisher,Burns,Gallacher,Nelson,Dunleavy,Brannan,
Docherty,McCluskey,Fitzpatrick,Barclay, Peacock
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lindaangus
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Hi Elaine
I have yet to discover when my father moved back to London. That is one of the things that I hope to discover when I visit Greenock. Anyway apologies on my father's behalf!
Whilst here can I ask another question? I have just received the street plan of Greenock through the post. Can you tell me what the memorial is with the double cross and the anchor and what is Highland Mary's memorial in the cemetery.
Regards
Linda
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lindaangus
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Elaine
Thank you for pointing this out to me. I looked again at the pictures and of course you were correct.
I have just received a street map of Greenock and have found Ladyburn Street on it. Not too far from Ladyburn Buildings and of course Belville Street where my grandmother lived. The arrival of the map has been most helpful.
I did know that Ladyburn Building were not demolished until the 60's.
Regards
Linda
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elaine447
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Hi Linda
the cross is the Cross of Lorraine its called the ( free french memorial) on Lyle Hill
and Highland Mary was the girlfriend of Robert Burns (the Poet)
the memorial was erected when they moved her body from the old cemetery
to another
there is a site with some good info will see if I can find the Link
Elaine
PS no need for apologies 
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McHugh,Malone,Fisher,Burns,Gallacher,Nelson,Dunleavy,Brannan,
Docherty,McCluskey,Fitzpatrick,Barclay, Peacock
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elaine447
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this is the Highland Mary Link
Mary Campbell was her real name
http://www.greenock-town.co.uk/highland_mary.html
Elaine
the free french memorial
http://freespace.virgin.net/mike.mackenzie2/FreFrnch.htm
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Given,McCorkindale,Kennaway,Wylie,Cameron,Mooney,McCloskey,Black,
McCafferty,Gillespie,Jamieson,Keith,Adam,Quigley,Ainslie,
McHugh,Malone,Fisher,Burns,Gallacher,Nelson,Dunleavy,Brannan,
Docherty,McCluskey,Fitzpatrick,Barclay, Peacock
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lindaangus
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Elaine
Many thnks for this information. You are a star.
Regards
Linda
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