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Pier from above238 viewsAn aerial view of the Helensburgh pier area, pre-2010 when the Mariners pub opposite the old Parish Church tower was burnt down.
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Comet flywheel674 viewsThe Comet flywheel and Henry Bell's anvil were on display in Hermitage Park for many years, then were moved to the East Bay as part of the 2002 Helensburgh bicentenary celebrations. Image circa 1926.
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Woolworths1786 viewsA view of West Clyde Street circa 1970 showing the F.W.Woolworth branch which closed in January 2009 and beyond it the National Commercial Bank which became part of the Royal Bank of Scotland and moved to Colquhoun Square.
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Jeanie Deans at Craigendoran1098 viewsThe paddle steamer Jeanie Deans was built by Fairfield at Govan and launched in 1931, then extensively refitted after war service. She remained a passenger favourite on cruises from Craigendoran until the end of the 1964 season. The next year she went to the Thames and was renamed 'Queen of the South'. She was broken up in Antwerp, Belgium, in 1967. Image circa 1949.
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Garelochhead bypass683 viewsConstruction work on a bridge over the West Highland railway line during the building of the Garelochhead bypass. Image, circa 1986, supplied by Jim Chestnut.
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Churchill Opening1059 viewsThe Lord Lieutenant of Dunbartonshire, Brigadier Robert Arbuthnott, meets the first tenants at the official opening of the Churchill naval married quarters estate in May 1969.
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Telling the story886 viewsHelensburgh Advertiser proprietor Craig M.Jeffrey is interviewed for radio by the Rev Murdoch McPherson in the East King Street editorial department, watched by staff members Gordon Terris, Bill Heaney, Angela Sandeman and Jimmy Allan. Possibly in the early 1970s.
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Academy opening2067 viewsVIP guests the Duke of Argyll and the Commodore Clyde, Commodore Chris Hockley, and his wife chat after the official opening of the second Hermitage Academy at Colgrain on June 4 2008.
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Tamnavoulin Hotel!32 viewsAn embellished 1905 image of Tamnavoulin in Glen Fruin. The name of the small cottage derives from the Gaelic for ‘hill of the mill’. The vicinity of the cottage is thought to have been the site of a dwelling as far back as the 15th century, while one account gives the date of the present building as early 19th century.Sep 06, 2021
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97 viewsWood engraving of The Emperor the Nightingale, by Elizabeth Jamieson Odling. Copyright the Anderson (Local Collection) Trust.Aug 30, 2021
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45 viewsThe Recital – Victoria de Los Angeles, by Caroline Sillars. Copyright the Anderson (Local Collection) Trust.Aug 30, 2021
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74 viewsThe Conductor, by Caroline Sillars. Copyright the Anderson (Local Collection) Trust.Aug 30, 2021
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41 viewsPortrait Painting Session, by Caroline Sillars. Copyright the Anderson (Local Collection) Trust.Aug 30, 2021
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164 viewsMaggie Hamilton, by her husband James Nisbet Paterson. Copyright the Anderson (Local Collection) Trust.Aug 30, 2021
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48 viewsLily Blatherwick, by her husband A.S.Hartrick. Copyright the Anderson (Local Collection) Trust.Aug 30, 2021
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56 viewsJam Session, by Caroline Sillars. Copyright the Anderson (Local Collection) Trust.Aug 30, 2021
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