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Whistlefield1012 viewsThe store and station at Whistlefield are pictured with Loch Long in the background. Image circa 1910.
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King Tut in the 20s1008 viewsA group of young men on the famous painted rock 'King Tut' at Kilcreggan in the 1920s.
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Shandon992 viewsShandon Church and part of the pier. The pier was demolished in 1980. Image date unknown.
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Yew Tree Avenue977 viewsThe famous Yew Tree Avenue in Rosneath which originally linked the now gone Clachan House to Rosneath Church. Image date unknown.
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Ferry House977 viewsChildren play on the shore at Ferry House, Rosneath, formerly Ferry Inn. The Edwin Lutyens-designed building was commissioned by Queen Victoria's daughter Princess Louise, the Dowager Duchess of Argyll, in the 1890s and rebuilt from an old pub, and for a time it was a home for injured soldiers. 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. Image circa 1904.
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Shandon Hydropathic Hotel970 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. From the image collection of the late Nan Moir, of Cove.
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Rhu Pier967 viewsLuxury yachts and the Training Ship Empress moored off Rhu Pier, circa 1906.
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Glen Fruin farm966 viewsA 1914 image of Glen Fruin, with Drumfad Farm in the foreground.
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The Ship Park958 viewsThe Gareloch has often been a haven for shipping, merchant and navy. This photograph looking down on the loch from Whistlefield was probably taken in the 1930s.
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Rest and Be Thankful957 viewsA hairpin bend on the old Rest and Be Thankful Road at Glencroe, near Arrochar. Image circa 1927.
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Arrochar Pier and Loch Long949 viewsTwo steamers are berthed at Arrochar Pier, which was built in 1850 and used to service several steamers daily with visitors from Glasgow. On the other side of the loch is the torpedo testing station. Image circa 1920.
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Ardenconnel Road, Rhu948 viewsA view down Ardenconnel Road showing a yacht and the Training Ship Empress moored in the Gareloch off Rhu. Image circa 1913.
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