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Hovercraft at speed1039 viewsThe Clyde Hover Ferries Westland SRN6 hovercraft, which operated a service from Craigendoran pier to Greenock from 1965-6 is pictured. Powered by a Bristol-Siddeley Marine Gnome engine, it was 48 foot long, could carry 48 passengers, and had a maximum speed over calm water of 64 knots. However the service attracted fewer passengers than hoped for, and did not prove viable.
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Percy Pilcher with the Bat1036 viewsPercy Pilcher with the Bat glider at Cardross in 1895.
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Percy Pilcher with the Bat1017 viewsPercy Pilcher with his sister Ella and the Bat glider at Cardross in 1895.
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Percy Pilcher with the Bat1006 viewsPercy Pilcher with his sister Ella and the Bat glider at Cardross in 1895.
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Old boat at Rhu Point1001 viewsThe fishing vessel Effie is beached on Rhu Point, with the village in the distance. The big house on the right is Rowmore. Image circa 1906.
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Waldie's Hospital Outing996 viewsServicemen patients are pictured outside the World War One Hermitage House Auxiliary Military Hospital, leaving for an outing in 1917 in a carriage from Waldie & Co. The driver is Mr Reynolds, who was also the firm's undertaker. Originally the home of the Cramb family, who sold what was then called Cramb Park to the Town Council in 1911 for £3,750, the mansion became an annexe to Hermitage School after the war. After 1926 it became a council workshop and store, and it was eventually demolished in 1963.
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First service991 viewsDavid Wilson at the wheel of his own bus. He was the first to run a bus service between Helensburgh and Rhu. Image, circa 1915, supplied by his grand-daughter, Marlyn Ritchie.
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Horse and Carriage989 viewsOutside Bellcairn House, Cove, in 1913.
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Gareloch Steamer980 viewsA steamer enters the Gareloch after passing the Training Ship Empress moored off Kidston Park. Circa 1920.
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Rest And Be Thankful973 viewsCars parked at the top of the Rest and Be Thankful as passengers look down Glen Croe, circa 1927.
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Whistlefield Station956 viewsA view of Whistlefield Station, with Loch Long and Loch Goil in the background. Date unknown.
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Percy Pilcher with the Bat954 viewsPercy Pilcher and his sister Ella with the Bat glider at Cardross in 1895.
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