Old Photograph West Blackhall Street Greenock Scotland

Old photograph of people, shops and buildings on West Blackhall Street in Greenock by Glasgow, Scotland. The spelling Greenoak was found in two factory accounts dating back to 1717, and a legend developed of a green oak tree at the edge of the Clyde at William Street being used by fishermen to tie up their fishing boats. This has been generally dismissed as imaginative folk etymology, but the image has frequently been used as an emblem or logo, carved on public buildings, used on banners and badges, and was once emblazoned on the local Co-operative Society emblem.



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