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TV demonstration620 viewsHelensburgh and district members of the Royal Scottish Dance Society gave a demonstration at Rossdhu House, Luss, ancestral home of the Clan Colquhoun and now the Loch Lomond Golf Club clubhouse, for BBC programme "Great Britons — Robert Burns" in 1977. The violinist was Jimmy Yeaman, and the dancers from left were Bob Drummond, Etta Rennie, Mary McIntosh, George Rennie, Peggy Rose, Joyce Gregor and Ken Sharp. Image supplied by Anne Thorn.
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Bicentenary stars620 viewsAs part of the burgh bicentenary celebrations in 2002 a play about the granting of the burgh charter was performed. In the cast (from left) were Stewart Noble as King George III, Calum McNicol as the town crier, and Jim Ritchie as Sir James Colquhoun.
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Bonar Law the singer618 viewsA postcard size programme for a Members Concert in the House of Commons, with Andrew Bonar Law singing "Anchored". Other performers included Lloyd George, Asquith, Winston Churchill and Keir Hardie.
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Hermitage Bowling Club617 viewsThe long-closed bowling green in Hermitage Park, also known as the Low Green, where Hermitage Bowling Club was based, with the now demolished Park Superintendent's house at the back.
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Snowy Glen617 viewsThe Craig's Pool area of Glen Fruin after a heavy snow fall. Image c1910.
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Rosneath Castle617 viewsCompleted 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. Image date unknown.
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Weighing machine612 viewsA weighing machine on Helensburgh's West Promenade at William Street. 1951 image supplied by Meg Carroll, seen with her cousin Brian Williams.
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Bell obelisk611 viewsThe Henry bell obelisk on West Clyde Street before the railings were removed for the war effort in World War Two. Image date unknown.
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General Booth608 viewsThe founder of the Salvation Army, General William Booth, arrived at Helensburgh Central Station before speaking at the Victoria Hall on October 26 1910, and was welcomed by Provost David S.Maclachlan. Booth, born in 1826, was the son of a Nottingham builder and converted to Christianity aged 15. He became a revivalist preacher, and in 1865 he and his wife Catherine set up a Christian Mission in London's east end to help the poor. It was reorganised along military lines in 1878, and the Salvation Army was born. He died in 1912. Image supplied by Malcolm LeMay.
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Shandon Church606 viewsShandon Church pictured from Shandon Pier. Image date unknown.
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Champions all598 viewsHelensburgh and district badminton champions c.1970. Back row from left: Donald Grant, Robert Burns, Isobel Campbell, Ronnie Trail, Robert Watt; front: Freda Araqm, Morag Carlaw, Jean Masters, May MacKinnon. Image supplied by Anne Thorn.
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Scout Hall598 viewsThe 1st Craigendoran Scouts hall on East Clyde Street beside the former Clyde Street School, opened in 1981 and later demolished. The new wing of what is now Helensburgh and Lomond Civic Centre was built on the site. Image by the late Kenneth Crawford, date unknown.
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