I OCCASIONALLY come across old photographs that puzzle me.

My main image today is one I discovered in the Telegraph’s archives some time ago.

Written on the back was Kilblain Street 1961, but I was initially uncertain that was the case.

However, closer examination of the photograph identified a sign on the gable end of the roofless building which showed the car was going down Nicolson Street, which exists today but no longer has a connection with Kilblain Street.

In the background of the image can be seen a roundabout which was at the foot of Inverkip Street.

My other picture likely goes back to the end of the 1960s.

Greenock Telegraph:

It shows the roundabout being removed and demolition of properties on the river side of High Street for the redevelopment of Greenock town centre.

High Street was once a bustling part of town with many shops.