Heritage Talks

The Potential for Hydro Power in Inverclyde - Ian Parsons

All Our Yesterdays - Alastair Hart & Eleanor Robertson

When the Railway came to Greenock - Lorna McKinlay

Changes to Religious Composition in Greenock (1760-1860)

The Complete Loch Thom Story

Port Glasgow in 1700s

The Ballast Trust

The History and Heritage of Ravenscraig Hospital - Sue Bush

Cloch Lighthouse:Past, Present, Future - Duncan Telfer

History of Remembering the Accused Witches of Scotland - Elizabeth McMann & Sheila Gaul

Gourock in Old Photographs - Vince Gillen

History of the Old West Kirk - Lynnette Robertson

Early History of Morton - Vincent Gillen

Talk by Patricia Keppie of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission

Joseph McGeer tells us the extraordinary story of John and Honor Turley during WW2

Chris Bradley talks through his history of attempting to identify the original locations of old Inverclyde photographs.

Murray Paterson recounts his marine career from Nautical College to Deep Sea sailing to Assistant Harbour Master and his association with P.S. Waverley.

Alan Beck tells us about Greenockian Colin Rae Brown, the inventor of the Burns Movement.

Lorraine Murray talking about Charles Rennie Mackintosh’s links with Inverclyde

Gregory Beecroft, from "Friends of Wemyss Bay Station" talking about the Category A-listed Station. "

Lorraine Murray tells us the story of two young girls who accused a number of people in Inverclyde of torturing them by Witchcraft. This happened after the infamous Bargarran witch trial of 1697

John McGregor discusses the work of the Renfrewshire Family History Society and then shows us, his own, research into his Family.

Illustrated talk by Alastair Hart, covering some examples of the global reach of Scottish shipbuilders, specifically celebrating the ingenuity, entrepreneurship and appetite for risk displayed by Greenock shipbuilders that placed Greenock as a significant maritime hub in the 1800s and beyond.

An illustrative tour of the Statues and Sculptures of Greenock's Municipal Buildings by Jack Smith from Cottage Identity.

French Naval Forces in Greenock during WW2 -Local author and publisher Vincent Gillen's insights into the presence of French Naval Forces during WW2.

About Ships and Shipyards - Alastair Hart on the history of Ships and Shipyards of Inverclyde.

Tearing the Tartan - The history of Tartan delivered by Andrew Pearson

Greenock’s Historic Quarter - delivered by Lorna McKinley