IN Pictures — A Look Back At… What Clyde Square Used To Look Like

25 April, 2026 | Local

Clyde Square in 1962. Photo by C Coward

AS the area around Greenock’s civic square undergoes major change, here are some images of what it was like in the late 1950s and early 1960s.

Above, and below, photos of an event in and around Clyde Square in 1961 by Tom Collins
Christmas lights in 1959. Photo by Tom Collins
Clyde Square in 1990. Photo by Ian McCann
Clyde Square in 2012
Clyde Square in January 2026 before demolition of the former Central Library began

The former Central Library building and the eastern end of the Oak Mall are being demolished as part of the Central Greenock Project which will see the square opened out to connect with the newly-lowered A78 High Street.

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