It seems nostalgia for the Boots store on Greenock's former Hamilton Street is rich among Telelgraph's readers.

The old store, which held more than just pharmaceutical items, is fondly remembered by many residents.

They share their memories of the iconic building and its significance in their day-to-day life on a social media post on Facebook.

Joyce Ablett added a share of warmth, recalling her weekend visits to the store, saying: "Every sat I would go with my money, and buy a knife, fork or spoon.

(Image: Greenock Telegraph Facebook)

"I was saving up to give my nana at set at Christmas.

"I remember when I had bought the last spoon, the assistant got me two wee pink boxes to put them in, free of charge."

Not only did the building cater to a wide array of goods, but the architecture of the Boots building is also remembered by many.

Maria Lamb said: "I remember It had an upstairs level and the walls going up was covered with framed pictures that could be bought in the shop."

Fiona Husband also remembered the charming wooden staircase and artwork.

John McDermott relived the memory of buying Christmas decorations: "We still have some of the old glass baubles for the Xmas tree bought the year we were married our first Xmas 1976."

Nevertheless, there is more than just cherishing the good old days.

Billy Forbes commented on the changing fate of their town: "When we had a fantastic shopping centre and real well payed jobs textiles, shipbuilding, sugar sheds, the list goes on and look at Greenock now SAD SAD SAD."

The Boots store also played a part in creating special moments.

Linda Halliday recounted the joy of homemade ice lollies: "Loved the wooden stair case remember when my mum got her first fridge we went to boots and bought ice lolly mix and the moulds to put in and my mum made ice lolly's them were the days."

Eric Marshall shared a football memory: "I used to walk back from Cappielow with my dad on a Saturday after a match and we got the final edition of the Tele outside Boots."

Bernadette Carswell said her first job was in Boots in 1967.

David Nicol said: "Sure it even sold records…might have bought my first single from here."

As these memories suggest, the Boots store was far more than just a commercial enterprise.

It was a cornerstone of community life in Greenock.