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Cove1147 viewsCove is pictured from Baron Point in this picture printed in Saxony. Image date unknown, but probably from the early 1900s.
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The Cobbler1147 viewsThe Cobbler mountain near the head of Loch Long at Arrochar, also known as Ben Arthur. It is called the Cobbler because of its resemblance, from a distance, to a cobbler at work. Image circa 1900.
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Loch Long1145 viewsA view of Loch Long from above the BP Ocean Terminal at Finnart. Image, date unknown, from the collection of Stella Trainor, Ontario, Canada.
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The Ferry Inn1144 viewsThe famous Ferry Inn at Rosneath, circa 1910. 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. 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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Clynder1144 viewsA very old view of Clynder and Barremman from Rosneath.
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Laid up ships1144 viewsMerchant shipping laid up in the Gareloch during the depression. Image circa 1929.
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Rhu Bay1141 viewsA 1902 image of Rhu Bay with the village beyond.
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Rosneath Castle1139 viewsA view of Rosneath Castle from across the bay at Clynder, circa 1960. Completed in 1806 by London-based architect Joseph Bonomi, this neo-classical mansion replaced a castle burnt down in 1802. It was used as a military hospital during the First World War and was home to Queen Victoria's daughter Princess Louise, the Dowager Duchess of Argyll, until her death in 1939. It was an HQ for the Rosneath Naval Base in World War Two, then abandoned, then damaged by fire in 1947, and demolished in 1961.
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Garelochhead from station1139 viewsA 1907 image of Garelochhead seem from the station.
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Rhu Bay1136 viewsA 1905 picture of Rhu Bay with the tide in on a calm day.
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Gareloch ship1136 viewsA merchant ship is laid up in the Gareloch. Image circa 1938.
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Rhu Village1133 viewsLooking down on Rhu village and Rhu Bay from the drive of Woodstone Court, circa 1959.
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