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'''Inverkip''' ({{IPAc-en|ˌ|ɪ|n|v|ər|ˈ|k|ɪ|p}}; {{langx|gd|Inbhir Chip}}) is a village and [[Civil parishes in Scotland|parish]] in the [[Inverclyde]] council area and historic county of [[Renfrewshire (historic)|Renfrewshire]] in the west [[central Lowlands]] of [[Scotland]], {{convert|5|mi|km|0}} southwest of [[Greenock]] and {{convert|8.1|mi|km|0}} north of [[Largs]] on the [[A78 road|A78 trunk road]]. The village takes its name from the [[Kip Water, Inverclyde|River Kip]] and is served by [[Inverkip railway station]].

==History==
===Origins===
In 1170 Baldwin de Bigres, [[Sheriff of Lanark]], granted a stretch of land to the monks of [[Paisley Abbey]]. This land was described as "The pennyland between the rivulets Kip and Daff".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://canmore.org.uk/site/41399/inverkip-millhouse-road-old-parish-church-and-burial-ground|title=Inverkip, Millhouse Road, Old Parish Church And Burial-ground &#124; Canmore|website=canmore.org.uk}}</ref> [[Pennyland]] is an [[Early Scots|old Scots]] word of [[Old Norse|Norse]] origin which is used to describe a small piece of land, the rent for which is one penny per year.

The area granted to the monks in 1170 equates to much of the north section of today's village, from the bridge over the Daff on Main Street, near Inverkip Hotel to the old bridge over the River Kip at Bridgend Cottages. Extending to the coast at the old bridge at Kip Marina and probably as far inland as the railway line.

Inverkip was made a [[burgh of barony]] before the [[Acts of Union 1707|Act of Union]] in 1707, with the parish containing all of [[Gourock]], [[Wemyss Bay]], [[Skelmorlie]] and part of Greenock.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.inverclyde.gov.uk/assets/attach/129/Inverkip-Parochial-Board-Finding%20Aid.pdf|title=Inverkip Parochial Board/Parish Council records}}</ref>

===Inverkip Church===
[[File:Inverkip Church - geograph.org.uk - 337068.jpg|thumb|Inverkip Parish Church]]
By 1188, the monks had built a church on the site of the present old graveyard, at what is now the junction of Langhouse Road and Millhouse Road. This small church (known as Auld Kirk) served the entire Christian population between [[Kilmacolm]] and [[Largs]] for around 400 years. The existing (derelict) mausoleum of the Shaw-Stewarts stands on the site of the original church and incorporates some of its structure. The Christians of Greenock presented a petition to the Crown for a church of their own. This resulted in the opening in 1591 of the kirk in [[Greenock]], later known as the [[Old West Kirk]], and brought to an end the regular {{convert|5.5|mi|km}} each way treks by Sunday worshipers from Greenock to Inverkip. A journey which must have been very demanding, given the terrain and the absence of proper roads during that period. In 1594 the lands of Greenock, [[Finnart]], and [[Spangock]] were assigned to the new parish of Greenock, and by 1636 Greenock parish included Easter in Greenock and various other lands.

The present church building on Langhouse Road was completed in 1805, reputedly to a plan by the civil engineer [[Thomas Telford]], but there is no evidence to support this and the design of Inverkip Church is quite different from the known 'Telford Kirks' which were built during the same period. The church building is described by [[Historic Environment Scotland]] as "2-storey type; simple Renaissance with upper windows round-headed; open belfry at front gable; (1804-5). Clock on pediment several of windows blocked up, but fenestration pattern kept in black & white".

The church hall and [[manse]] were built during the 1960s and stand across Langhouse Road from the church itself. The old manse (now known as Kirkbrae House) is also on Langhouse Road, between the original and present churches. It was built in 1730 and is now a private residence.{{cn|date=May 2025}}

===Ardgowan===
[[File:Ardgowan House and Estate.jpg|thumb|Ardgowan House with the Firth of Clyde beyond. Viewed from Bargane Hill.]]
By the 13th century, a castle had been built at what is now Ardgowan House. This early castle changed hands between the Scots and the English during the Wars of Independence. [[Robert the Bruce|Robert The Bruce]] fought here for both sides during this period. The land was acquired by the Stewarts in 1390 and they built the existing castle during the 15th century. Contained in the gardens of Ardgowan House and away from the public eye, it consists of a three-storey square keep with a garret. The main entrance is at first floor level and is accessed by an external stairway. The castle was abandoned as a residence when Ardgowan House was built by the Shaw-Stewarts in 1799–1801. Following construction of Ardgowan House, the first proper road to Greenock was constructed by Sir John Shaw Stewart and opened in 1803.

Ardgowan House served as a military hospital during both world wars and has the distinction of being the first Scottish military hospital to be damaged by German bombs. The damage was slight and no casualties were recorded, but many windows at the house were smashed.

===Witchcraft & Witch Hunts===
Inverkip was a hotbed of witchcraft activity for half a century from 1640 to 1690. The Ministers of the parish at the time, the Rev John Hamilton (1626 to 1664) and Rev Alexander Leslie (1665 to 1684) were noted as being ‘zealous persecutors of witches’. A Royal Enquiry into the Inverkip witch hunts, which have been compared to those at Salem, was led by Archibald Stewart of Blackhall. During this enquiry 18 year old [[Marie Lamont]] was tried as a witch before the Commission, Sir Archibald and the Rev John Hamilton. Marie confessed that ‘Jean King, Kattie Scott, Janet Holm, herself and sundry others, met together in the mirk, at the bucht-gait of Ardgowan whar, the devil was with them in the shape of a black man with cloven feet, and directit them to fetch whyte sand fre the shore, and cast it about yetts of Ardgowan and about the ministers hous’. Marie was found guilty of witchcraft and burned at the stake, the fate of the others is not known.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.inverkip.org.uk/inverkip-church-a-brief-history.html|title=Inverkip Church website|access-date=16 October 2017|archive-date=16 October 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171016175448/http://www.inverkip.org.uk/inverkip-church-a-brief-history.html|url-status=dead}}</ref>

A local verse recalls another notable character during this period...<br />
 
"In Auld Kirk the witches ride thick<br />
And in Dunrod they dwell;<br />
But the greatest loon amang them a'<br />
Is Auld Dunrod himsel'."

'Auld Dunrod' was the last of the Lindsay family of Dunrod Castle. As the result of a dissolute life he lost all his possessions and fell into the [[black magic|black arts]]. Local reputation had it that he was in league with the [[devil]], and he died in mysterious circumstances in a barn belonging to one of his former tenant farmers. Nothing now remains of the castle which stood at the foot of Dunrod Hill.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=3CENAAAAYAAJ&pg=PR3|title=Lives of the Lindsays: Or, A Memoir of the Houses of Crawford and Balcarres|first1=Alexander Crawford Lindsay Earl of|last1=Crawford|first2=Robert|last2=Lindsay|first3=Colin|last3=Lindsay|first4=James Stair|last4=Lindsay|first5=John|last5=Lindsay|first6=Hugh|last6=Lindsay|first7=Lady Anne Lindsay|last7=Barnard|date=8 January 1858|publisher=J. Murray|via=Google Books}}</ref>

===Shaws Water Scheme===
[[File:Water control building on Greenock Cut - geograph.org.uk - 486622.jpg|thumb|A valve house on the Cut, with Inverkip beyond.]]
Commissioned by [[Sir Michael Shaw Stewart, 5th Baronet]] and designed by industrialist [[Robert Thom (engineer)|Robert Thom]] of Rothesay, this grand water supply scheme in the hills behind the village was completed in 1827. It entailed the damming of Shaws Water (a small stream on the other side of the hills from Greenock) to create what is now known as [[Loch Thom]]. The Greenock Cut was also created to supply water from the loch, around the hills, to the town of Greenock for domestic and industrial purposes.

The scheme was still in use as recently as 1971, at which time it was made obsolete by the boring of a tunnel through Whinhill.

===Cholera Outbreak===
1849 was a disastrous year for the village; not only did the crops fail, but one third of the population died due to an outbreak of cholera.

===Smuggling===
During the late 18th century and early 19th century, the village was noted for smuggling activities involving the illicit transfer of alcohol, tea and tobacco from vessels heading up the [[Firth of Clyde]] to the ports of Greenock and Port Glasgow.

One well known case is that of Thomas Finnie, a local milkman, whose tale is recorded in the records of the Innerkip Society:
{{blockquote|Early in the morning of the 22nd of December, 1809, about 6 am, Thomas Spence, Supervisor of Excise in Greenock, could have been seen – suitably armed with pistol, etc – riding through the slush to Inverkip accompanied by two other officers. Almost exhausted and perished with the cold after their unusual errand they espied Thomas Finnie’s milk cart. They lay in wait near the Daff burn and when Thomas had reached that point on his way to the “big house” with his morning delivery, the command to halt came from Spence. Mr Spence immediately searched the cart and in addition to the usual and necessary commodity of milk, he found three casks of Highland whisky containing in all 30 gallons. The horse, cart, milk and whisky and, of course, Thomas, were seized and taken in charge when, suddenly, Spence spotted Robert Cochrane some distance off. Cochrane was also searched and his cart was found to contain 50 gallons of Whisky. Both carts, their contents and their owners were marched on to Greenock Bridewell.}}

===The Railway===
[[File:Inverkip Railway Station 01.jpg|thumb|Inverkip Railway Station]]
{{see|Inverkip railway station}}
1865 saw the opening of the Port Glasgow to Wemyss Bay line by the Greenock and Wemyss Bay Railway Company, with the trains being operated by the [[Caledonian Railway|Caledonian Railway Company]]. A station was opened at Inverkip in 1867 and this resulted in the transformation of Inverkip from a rural agricultural village community to being more of a seaside resort busy with railway trippers from Greenock and Glasgow. A jetty near the present day War Memorial served ferry boats which tendered to the passing Paddle Steamers. The railway line was electrified in 1967 and has been served by EMUs ([[Electric multiple unit|Electric Multiple Units]]) of various classes since then. The line was made single track at this time, which resulted in Inverkip station being reduced to a single platform and losing its bridges across the line. A new footbridge across the line was opened in 2014, with a lift to provide wheelchair access as there was insufficient space for ramp access on the downhill side.

===Energy Supplies===
By 1900 a gas supply was piped to the village from [[Bankfoot]], which was the home farm of Ardgowan Estate and which is located around a mile outside the village on the road to Greenock. The 1913 OS 25 inch map shows a gasometer at the farm<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://maps.nls.uk/view/82900215|title=View: Renfrewshire I.15 (Inverkip) - Ordnance Survey 25 inch 2nd and later editions, Scotland, 1892-1949|website=maps.nls.uk}}</ref>

Electricity arrived in the village in 1932, supplied from the Hydro scheme in nearby Skelmorlie.

===World War II===
[[File:Concrete blocks - geograph.org.uk - 610425.jpg|thumb|Tank Traps, Ardgowan Point]]
The mouth of Kip Water was excavated in 1940 by the Army Royal Engineers Unit to enable the storage of barges. After the war, this excavated area became a popular bathing and boating area with locals and day-trippers alike.

Two large concrete blocks on the beach nearby are probably tank traps, a relic of this time.

Kip Marina now stands on the site of the WWII excavation.

The army built and occupied 28 houses in Daff Avenue at this time. These houses survive today and can be seen just off Main Street at Langhouse Road.

===Housing===
[[File:Glebe Road - geograph.org.uk - 1092328.jpg|thumb|Glebe Road houses]]
From 1951-1957 Renfrewshire County Council built the Crawford Lane and Glebe Road housing scheme. This development lies on the high ground at Langhouse Road, behind the present church building. This provided much needed affordable, good quality housing to local people in the immediate post-WWII years.

Since the 1980s the village has seen many large private housing developments completed, including off Langhouse Road, Swallow Brae, Kip Marina and several at the 'Hill Farm' site off Finnockbog Road. Further housing developments are planned at the former power station site.

The village now serves largely as a dormitory to Greenock and the major towns beyond.

===Road Transport===
[[File:A78 Inverkip Bypass - geograph.org.uk - 281651.jpg|thumb|The A78 Inverkip Bypass]]
The village stands on the A78 coast road which runs from Greenock to Monkton, near [[Glasgow Prestwick Airport|Prestwick Airport]]. Main Street was the A78 road until the bypass opened in the early 1970s.

The single carriageway bypass road was designed with wide margins to provide long sight lines and to enable future construction of a dual carriageway if traffic demanded it. Evidence of this can be seen at the flyover at the power station access road, which is dual carriageway, with just one side being used.

Despite the bypass, Main Street is still congested due to the presence of many parked cars.

===Inverkip Power Station (demolished)===
[[File:Inverkip Power Station.jpg|thumb|Inverkip Power Station]]
[[Inverkip power station]] was an [[Fossil fuel power station#Oil|oil-fired power station]] which was constructed during the 1970s and demolished between 2010 and 2015. Due to the increase in oil prices as a result of the [[1973 Oil Crisis]], the station was never used commercially to full capacity (except during the [[UK miners' strike (1984–85)]]). Power generation stopped in 1988 and the station was kept in reserve before being mothballed in the late 1990s. It was decommissioned in 2006. at which time some of the equipment was sold and transferred to other power stations around the country.

The {{convert|774|ft|adj=on}} chimney was the tallest free standing structure in Scotland and the third tallest in the UK when it was built in 1976.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://c20society.org.uk/building-of-the-month/inverkip-power-station-firth-of-clyde|title = Inverkip Power Station, Firth of Clyde – the Twentieth Century Society}}</ref>

===Population===
Since its origins, the village population has grown from around 200 to around 3300 (2016 projection). The population of the village has doubled since the 1980s housing boom.

The [[murder of Margaret Fleming]] took place in Inverkip in 1999-2000.

==Places of interest==
===Kip Marina===
[[File:Kip Marina (2).jpg|thumb|Kip Marina]]
Today Inverkip is most notable for Kip Marina, which was the first marina in Scotland and one of only three in the UK when it opened in 1971.

Located at the mouth of Kip Water in an area that was excavated for use as barge storage during WWII, the marina has grown steadily over the years and now has over 600 berths and associated marine services such as a chandlery, sales and repair services.

The Chartroom bar & restaurant at the marina caters not only for sailors, but also the wider community, including the adjacent ''[[Kip, Scotland|Kip Marina Village]]'' which is a housing estate which was established in the 2000s.

The marina hosts the annual Scotland's Boat Show<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.scotlandsboatshow.co.uk/|title=Scotlands Boat Show 2020 &#124; Scotlands Boat Show – 9th 10th & 11th October 2020}}</ref> each October.

===Greenock Cut Visitor Centre===
[[File:Greenock Cut Visitor Centre.jpg|thumb|Greenock Cut Visitor Centre]]
The Centre (prior to 2011 it was  known as Cornalees Bridge Visitor Centre) is around three miles (5&nbsp;km) east of Inverkip on Dunrod road at Cornalees Bridge.

It lies within [[Clyde Muirshiel Regional Park]] and is the base for the [https://www.inverclyde.gov.uk/community-life-and-leisure/clydemuirshiel-inverclyde-ranger-service Inverclyde Ranger Service]. The centre includes a small display which describes the history of "The Cut". The centre has toilets and a large free car park. Toilets are open daily, while the centre is only open when the Rangers are on duty and working in or near the visitor centre. Best to call ahead if you want to see inside. 

A 7-mile (11.25&nbsp;km) circular walk from the visitor centre offers views of [[Loch Thom]] and the surrounding reservoirs as well as views of the Firth of Clyde and the south Highlands. This walk is virtually traffic-free and is suitable for mountain bikes, although they must give way to walkers as the path on the Cut is narrow

===Lunderston Bay===
[[File:Lunderston Bay 25706.jpg|thumb|Lunderston Bay Beach]]
Also part of the regional park is [[Lunderston Bay]], a popular picnic spot on the Firth of Clyde which has a ranger service and toilet facilities.

The bay is visited by bird watchers, hikers, cyclists and dog walkers. During the summer months it is a popular place for picnics and sea bathing.{{fact|date=September 2022}}

A coastal path (part of the National Cycle Network, Route 75) runs south from the bay to Inverkip, via Ardgowan Estate and Kip Marina. Seals and several species of bird can be seen from the path all year round. A pod of Orcas (Killer Whales) was spotted here in early 2018.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-scotland-glasgow-west-43851369|title=Killer whales spotted in River Clyde|work=BBC News|date=21 April 2018}}</ref>

Cardwell Garden Centre at the bay sells wide range of plants plus home and garden related equipment and tools. It has a large restaurant.{{fact|date=September 2022}}

===Inverkip AAOR===
[[File:Inverkip Anti Aircraft Operations Room - geograph.org.uk - 299141.jpg|thumb|Inverkip AAOR, 2006]]
At the top of Langhouse Road a building reminiscent of the Cold War can be found in Square Wood. Known locally as 'the radar station', formally known as Inverkip Anti-Aircraft Operations Room (AAOR), the building (which is mostly underground) served "3 Group 77 Brigade, the Clyde Anchorage gun defended area (GDA)".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.subbrit.org.uk/sites/inverkip-aaor/|title=Inverkip AAOR – Subterranea Britannica|website=www.subbrit.org.uk}}</ref>

The site was the original base of {{HMS|Dalriada}}, which operated there from 1965 to 1982.

Conversion to residential use commenced in early 2011, but by August 2017 little visible progress had been made outside, and the inside was several feet deep with water.

===Inverkip Primary School===
[[File:Inverkip Primary School - geograph.org.uk - 1338368.jpg|thumb|Inverkip Primary School]]
The village primary school is located on Station Road, in the heart of the old village. It has around 290 pupils (including a pre-5 nursery) with capacity for 320.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://inverkip.inverclyde.sch.uk/|title=Inverkip Primary School - Inverkip Primary School|website=inverkip.inverclyde.sch.uk}}</ref>

The original 1836 two roomed school building still exists and is in daily use.

Three extensions have been added since the mid 20th century.

===Inverkip Community Hub===
[[File:Inverkip Community Hub 01.jpg|thumb|Inverkip Community Hub]]
A small community Centre named 'Inverkip Community Hub' was opened in the village in early 2017. It is located at Kip Park, by the A78 Main Road at the north end of the village, between Bridgend and the village proper. It was built on the site of the grass football pitch.

The centre includes a public library, meeting rooms, a main hall which can serve as a theatre and kitchen and catering facilities for up to 100 people.

There is also a floodlit all weather sports pitch at the hub.

This is the first public community centre in the village. The previous private community centre was demolished to make way for the Kip Park retail development.

===Old Church Graveyard===
[[File:Mausoleum of the Shaw-Stewart Family - geograph.org.uk - 158233.jpg|thumb|Shaw-Stewart Mausoleum]]
The old section of the graveyard on Millhouse Road at Langhouse Road contains the tomb of the [[chemist]] Dr. [[James Young (chemist)|James "Paraffin" Young]] who was nicknamed 'Paraffin' because of his pioneering work in [[oil]] technology. He lived at the nearby [[Wemyss Bay#Kelly Estate|Kelly Estate]] (above Wemyss Bay).

The graveyard also contains the derelict mausoleum of the [[Shaw Stewart baronets]] of [[Ardgowan House|Ardgowan]]. It was last used in the 1970s and is in a poor state of repair.

The mausoleum stands on the site of the original 1188 church (known as Auld Kirk) and incorporates parts of the original church.<ref name="Inverkip kirkyard">{{cite web | title=Kirkbrae House, burial vault 65m ENE of, Inverclyde South West, Inverclyde | website=Ancient and Scheduled Monuments | date=31 March 2011 | url=https://ancientmonuments.uk/126820-kirkbrae-house-burial-vault-65m-ene-of-inverclyde-south-west-ward | access-date=2 July 2018}}</ref>

===Inverkip War Memorial===
[[File:Inverkip War Memorial.JPG|thumb|Inverkip War Memorial]]
The white granite simple obelisk memorial was erected by the people of the village in 1920 to commemorate the young local men who died in the First World War.

The memorial was updated to add the names of local men who died in the Second World War.

It is located at the west end of the village, beside the A78 Greenock to Largs road in what is now a small area of parkland and lay-by which was created when the road was re-aligned in the early 1970s.

A WWI centenary memorial bench was added nearby around 2015.

<gallery caption="Inverkip War Memorial Photo Gallery">
File:Inverkip War Memorial (1).jpg|Inscription on one of the four sides of the memorial
File:Kip war memorial (2).jpg|Inscription on one of the four sides of the memorial
File:Kip war memorial (3).jpg|Inscription on one of the four sides of the memorial
File:Kip war memorial (4).jpg|Inscription on one of the four sides of the memorial
</gallery>

===Inverkip Yacht Club===
[[File:Inverkip Yacht Club - geograph.org.uk - 289606.jpg|thumb|Inverkip Yacht Club]]
The club was formed in 1880 and is one of the oldest in Scotland. The current boathouse stands on an elevated position near the war memorial, on land that was donated to the club by Sir Michael Robert Shaw Stewart of Ardgowan for that purpose.

<gallery caption="Inverkip Yacht Club Photo Gallery">
Inverkip Yacht Club - geograph.org.uk - 1255184.jpg|A view from the end of the old jetty
Boatyard at Inverkip - geograph.org.uk - 536017.jpg|The boatyard
The Boathouse - geograph.org.uk - 885697.jpg|Shelter from the storm
Ornamental anchor - geograph.org.uk - 640288.jpg|Ornamental anchor at the boatyard
</gallery>

===Local Businesses===
Inverkip is mainly a residential village and does not possess a large number of businesses. A sub post office was located within the former pharmacy in what was (until 2010) the general store on Main Street. That building was vacated when the pharmacy moved along Main Street to Kip Park and the village has been without a Post Office since that time (early 2020). Kip Park is a retail and business block, located at the north end of Main Street. Businesses operating there include a fish & chip shop, supermarket, hairdresser, nursery and a pharmacy with a coffee shop. A dentists surgery is located on Main Street at the junction with Station Road.

Across the A78 road at Kip Marina, several yachting related businesses can be found in addition to the marina itself. A bar/restaurant, cafe and gallery are also located there.

===Accommodation===
[[File:Inverkip Hotel.JPG|thumb|Inverkip Hotel]]
Inverkip Hotel is a traditional Scottish village hotel, with a bar and restaurant. A former coaching inn dating back over 300 years, it is located on Main Street in the heart of the old village.

There are also at least two [[Bed and breakfast|B&B]] establishments in the village.

===Nearby Places of Interest===
Inverkip is fairly central for other attractions, including Greenock town centre and the holiday town of [[Largs]], which is 9 miles down the Clyde coast. Frequent car and passenger ferry services to the Isle of Cumbrae, Isle of Bute and the Cowal peninsula operate from Largs, Wemyss Bay and Gourock respectively.

==Gallery==
<gallery>
File:Inverkip Pharmacy.jpg|Former Inverkip Pharmacy and Post Office (closed 2021)
File:Langhouse.JPG|Langhouse
File:Kip Park Inverkip.JPG|Kip Park
File:Paraffin Young grave (1).jpg|"Paraffin" Young gravestone
File:Paraffin Young grave (2).jpg|"Paraffin" Young and wife gravestone
File:Main Street Inverkip.JPG|Main Street, Inverkip
File:Inverkip Yacht Club.JPG|Inverkip Yacht Club
File:Inverkip War Memorial.JPG|Inverkip War Memorial
File:Kip Marina Scotland.jpg|Kip Marina
File:Kip Marina (2).jpg|Kip Marina
File:Hill Farm Inverkip.JPG|Inverkip expands south of the railway line
File:Everton Ford.JPG|Bettyburn Ford on the road to Everton
File:Langhill, Inverkip, view to Dunoon.jpg|Millhouse Road, seen from Langhill Farm
File:Inverkip Community Hub 02.jpg|The main entrance to the community centre.
</gallery>

==See also==
* [[Inverkip Castle]]

==Notes and references==
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==External links==
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* [http://www.inverkip.com/ Inverkip Community Website]
* [http://inverkip.inverclyde.sch.uk/ Inverkip Primary School website]
* [https://inverkiphub.org.uk/intro Inverkip Community Hub website]
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZHIAQ5AbUjE The Shaw Stewart Mausoleum and James Paraffin Young]
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oSKZn-mfj5w Video footage and history of the station]
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