EARLY Clyde steamer dramas, a World War One officer who was married a week after he died, and the work of the Marine Aircraft Experimental Establishment at Rhu during World War Two all featured at Helensburgh Heritage Trust’s latest open meeting.
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The real peace keepers
THE REAL peace keepers of the Cold War were the navymen of the Faslane-based nuclear deterrent submarines.
That is the belief of former Commodore Clyde Eric Thompson MBE who spoke to members of Helensburgh Heritage Trust in the Helensburgh and Lomond Civic Centre on Wednesday evening.
Last Updated ( Friday, 01 February 2019 17:34 )
Developing the Mackintosh Club
THE Mackintosh Club in Helensburgh town centre tells a significant historical story . . . but it also has a bright future.
In just two years Kilcreggan architect Bruce Jamieson and his wife Nicola have not only revived the first complete building designed and built in 1894 by the world-famous architect and artist Charles Rennie Mackintosh, but also set it on a path to be a major tourist attraction.
Last Updated ( Thursday, 29 November 2018 16:03 )
Focus on Rosneath Peninsula
A BRIEF illustrated history of the Rosneath Peninsula was the topic at Helensburgh Heritage Trust’s final 2017-18 winter open meeting in Helensburgh and Lomond Civic Centre on Wednesday March 28.
The guest speaker was Richard Reeve, a Kilcreggan resident since 1984 when he arrived to work at Faslane. He retired in 2010.
Last Updated ( Thursday, 27 September 2018 17:50 )
Bid to preserve ancestral castle
INTERNATIONAL funding has enabled real progress in a project to restore a castle on Loch Lomond’s most northerly island.
Last Updated ( Tuesday, 27 March 2018 13:44 )
How Rhu garden has developed
THE RESTORATION of a Rhu garden has led to it becoming a major summer visitor attraction in the West of Scotland.
Glenarn was built around 1850 and has belonged to only four families since then, but it is most noted for its extensive garden.
Last Updated ( Thursday, 22 March 2018 19:37 )
Lay preacher was forger
A LAY PREACHER who officiated at services in Helensburgh was not quite what he seemed.
John Henry Greatrex was a talented early photographer, but also a thief, convict, adulterer and forger, members heard at the final Helensburgh Heritage Trust open meeting of 2017.
Last Updated ( Thursday, 01 February 2018 16:28 )
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February Open Meeting
At the February Open Meeting at Helensburgh Civic Centre on Wednesday February 27 Robert Ryan will give a canoeist's perspective of Loch Lomond.
Winter Talks
Wednesday September 26 — Bruce Jamieson: Developing the Mackintosh Club
Wednesday October 31 — AGM; then David Clark: How Helensburgh ended the Great War
Wednesday November 28 — Eric Thompson: Helensburgh and the Peace Movement
Wednesday January 30 — Trust members: brief talks on images of the past
Wednesday February 27 — Robert Ryan: Loch Lomond islands by canoe
Wednesday March 27 — Jon Reid: The Royal Northern Story
Meetings in Helensburgh Civic Centre at 7.30pm.
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