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Shandon Hydropathic Hotel1350 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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West Clyde Street looking east1330 viewsLooking east along West Clyde Street.
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Lounge1329 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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Whistlefield1326 viewsA view of Loch Long and Loch Goil with Whistlefield and its station in the foreground.
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Sinclair Street looking north1321 viewsTaken at the junction of Sinclair Street and Clyde Street around 1927.
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Helensburgh, Looking East1308 viewsTaken from the pier.
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The Band Stand1308 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 Wood1298 viewsEntrance to Pine Wood, The Highlandman's Road. Postcard dated 1891.
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Rosneath Peninsula1268 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 Street1257 viewsTaken from almost at the junction of William Street and West Clyde Street.
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Rest Cure1250 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 Pier1242 views
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