AFTER a renewed spate of fires, and the staggering fact that a flat has come to auction for as little as £1,000 in the largely derelict remains of Clune Park, there has been much talk about how long the central, CCTV-monitored ruin will last.
Clune Park was once a vibrant community within Port Glasgow and had much to offer in the way of quality, sturdily built red sandstone flats. Here are some pictures that show some notable points in the area's past which were covered in the pages of the Tele.
Pic1: As part of a community arts project, a series of heavy carved marble balls were installed on the streets of Clune Park. The large orbs occasionally became dislodged from their holding pins, rolling into parked cars, causing extensive damage to some. The balls eventually found a home near Gourock Swimming Pool.
Pic2: This picture was taken in 2009 after firefighters extinguished one of the scores fires in Clune Park that were deliberately started by mindless vandals.
Pic3: Taken in 2006 this picture shows Inverclyde Councillor Maxie Hill help children of Clune Park Primary School cut the ribbon at the opening of the Robert Street Neighbourhood Centre.
Pic4: One in a procession of politicians to visit the area, communities and sport minster Stewart Maxwell visited Clune Park on a fact-finding mission back in 2007.
Pic5: A pic of celebration taken in 1997 after Clune Park School was saved from closure. The school was a hive of learning activity, and teachers regularly welcomed the Telegraph through its doors.
The derelict school building was destroyed in a fire in August of last year.
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