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Shandon Hydropathic Hotel1307 viewsOriginally West Shandon, this magnificent building was the home of Robert Napier, the greatest figure in Clyde shipbuilding and marine engineering in the mid-19th century. During World War One the Hydro became a hospital, and in World War Two it was used by the army. In 1951 it became a hotel again, but in 1957 it was closed and demolished.
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Whistlefield1290 viewsA view of Loch Long and Loch Goil with Whistlefield and its station in the foreground.
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Lounge1284 viewsOne of two lounges at Shandon Hydropathic Hotel. Originally West Shandon, this magnificent building was the home of Robert Napier, the greatest figure in Clyde shipbuilding and marine engineering in the mid-19th century. During World War One the Hydro became a hospital, and in World War Two it was used by the army. In 1951 it became a hotel again, but in 1957 it was closed and demolished.
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West Clyde Street looking east1279 viewsLooking east along West Clyde Street.
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Sinclair Street looking north1273 viewsTaken at the junction of Sinclair Street and Clyde Street around 1927.
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The Band Stand1266 viewsThe Breingan Band Stand which stood on Helensburgh seafront opposite the Imperial Hotel features on this old postcard. Image date unknown.
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Pine Wood1256 viewsEntrance to Pine Wood, The Highlandman's Road. Postcard dated 1891.
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Helensburgh, Looking East1249 viewsTaken from the pier.
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Rosneath Peninsula1231 viewsThis postcard was sent on April 22 1905 to Miss Edith Suckling, of Glenelg, Helensburgh, by someone called Campbell. On the front is written: “Having a fine day here, but awfully bothered with showers.†It shows the Edwin Lutyens-designed Ferry Inn, commissioned by Queen Victoria's daughter Princess Louise in the 1890s and rebuilt from an old pub. Bob Hope stayed there while entertaining troops at the nearby World War Two naval base. It fell into disuse, but was rebuilt again in the late 1950s by boatbuilder Peter Boyle.
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West Clyde Street1215 viewsTaken from almost at the junction of William Street and West Clyde Street.
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Rest Cure1212 viewsA novelty card sent by Auntie Ida in Ardenconnel, Rhu, to her niece Joan Walters in Bowdon, a village in Trafford, Manchester. Date unknown.
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Shandon Pier1206 views
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