Linwood: In pictures
December 15 2011
This is what we found:
A lesser spotted flowering bread tree
Carbuncle judges refused to sit on the fence, branding Linwood Scotland's most dismal town
Ghost town: Tesco claim they will be on site within three weeks
Pigeons are now the soul occupiers of upper levels
Renfrewshire Council have refused to maintain the site whilst Tesco prevaricate
Residents must traverse a decaying mall to access Linwood's library, health centre and town hall
This church awaits divine intervention
Vandals have broken off shutters to parts of the mall interior
Who you gonna call?
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13 Comments
#1 Posted by Ezekiel Spaniel on 15 Dec 2011 at 16:50 PM
Linwood's splendour can only truly be appreciated during a blackout.
#2 Posted by Ezekiel Spaniel on 15 Dec 2011 at 17:40 PM
'This church awaits divine intervention'
No doubt about it.
I'd say thunderbolt...or maybe big jobby.
No doubt about it.
I'd say thunderbolt...or maybe big jobby.
#3 Posted by Ezekiel Spaniel on 15 Dec 2011 at 17:57 PM
'Who you gonna call?'
Samaritans.
Samaritans.
#4 Posted by a on 16 Dec 2011 at 08:58 AM
nice... not unlike many towns in central scotland though
#5 Posted by Frank Lloyd Wrong on 16 Dec 2011 at 10:45 AM
Great solution - Tesco on their way to save the another incredibly short sighted Scottish town.
Very little of Tesco's revenue goes back into the local community compared to that of local businesses. Skilled local tradesman & shopkeepers turned into a nation of shelf stackers and checkout assistants.
Linwood - Kiss goodbye to 60s brutalism.
Welcome to the sickly bland face of the 21st Century Scottish High Street. Tesco, Charity Shops & Bookies.
Very little of Tesco's revenue goes back into the local community compared to that of local businesses. Skilled local tradesman & shopkeepers turned into a nation of shelf stackers and checkout assistants.
Linwood - Kiss goodbye to 60s brutalism.
Welcome to the sickly bland face of the 21st Century Scottish High Street. Tesco, Charity Shops & Bookies.
#6 Posted by a missed opportunity on 16 Dec 2011 at 11:07 AM
It might be a deliberate mis-spelling, but I think pigeons are the SOLE occupiers. Unless they are actually in some souls in Linwood as well....
#7 Posted by Robert on 16 Dec 2011 at 13:53 PM
Pigeons, plural, can hardly be sole occupiers.
#8 Posted by robert fraser on 16 Dec 2011 at 20:58 PM
i live in linwood , it is a bit of a pig stie but that is only the village , about 1/4 of linwood is rundown another 1/4 is under construction , the other half , is great with vibrant people , i think you should go to howwod road near johnstone , that is worse , gobsmacked..
#9 Posted by robert fraser on 16 Dec 2011 at 20:58 PM
i live in linwood , it is a bit of a pig stie but that is only the village , about 1/4 of linwood is rundown another 1/4 is under construction , the other half , is great with vibrant people , i think you should go to howwod road near johnstone , that is worse , gobsmacked..
#10 Posted by Rupert J Bennett on 19 Dec 2011 at 11:13 AM
Those quite beautiful pictures of uglyness
#11 Posted by Stroma Thompson on 30 Dec 2011 at 02:27 AM
It's so sad to see what has become of Linwood town centre. I visited Linwood often in my childhood as my Grandfather lived there and we would take a walk and sit on the wall outside the Venture pub where I would have an Appletize. Hoping to see some real progress real soon.
#12 Posted by Brian Woods on 9 Mar 2012 at 03:01 AM
I grew up in Linwood. I have been in Sydney for the last 20 years...you do the maths LOL
#13 Posted by Linda Jane on 17 Mar 2023 at 00:42 AM
I lived in Belmar Court in Linwood from 1992 until early 1997. Worked as a Staff Nurse at Merchiston Hospital. Now living in New Zealand. Happy memories, but glad I’m not still there.
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