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Waverley at Craigendoran1373 viewsBuilt by A. & J.Inglis at Pointhouse, Glasgow in 1946, the 693-ton Waverley entered service in 1947 and is the world's last sea-going paddler. She replaced the previous Waverley, built in 1899 and sunk at Dunkirk in 1940, andcruised to all parts of the Clyde Estuary until withdrawn after the 1973 season by Caledonian-MacBrayne. Next year she was sold to the Paddle Steamer Preservation Society and re-entered service in 1975 with support from local authorities. She is pictured at Craigendoran pier in 1972.
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3rd Cougar Cubs1372 viewsMembers of Helensburgh's 3rd Cougar Cubs pictured in 1981. Image supplied by Geoff Riddington.
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Crew of Eileen1372 viewsThe crew of Eileen, a 75ft ketch built by William Fife in 1930, from the then Royal Northern Yacht Club at Rhu. Image supplied by Liz Sutherland, whose grandfather, Helensburgh man John Macdonald, worked as a steward on various yachts in the 1930s and later as a catering manager at several golf clubs in the West of Scotland. Names would be welcomed.
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Rosneath Peninsula1371 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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Shandon Hydro Conservatory1371 viewsThe Conservatory 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. From the image collection of the late Nan Moir, of Cove.
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Second clubhouse1371 viewsHelensburgh Golf Club's 'Tin Hut' clubhouse in its second position. The original clubhouse was built in 1894 just to the west of the Old Luss Road, but it was upgraded and moved in 1900 close to the West Highland Railway Line at East Abercromby Street. In 1909 it was acquired by Vale of Leven Golf Club and in that year the present clubhouse was opened.
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1921 Swimming Gala1371 viewsThe Meechan brothers took this picture of crowds watching a swimming competition on a June Saturday on the east side of Helensburgh pier, 18 years before the town's outdoor swimming pool opened. Some of the boats are the town's old jollyboats, which used to be laid up beside the East Esplanade.
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Hermitage c.19451371 viewsA Hermitage Primary School class from around 1945. Back row from left: Andy Wiseman, ?, Jim Aitken, Arthur Thomson, ?, Gordon Peebles, ?,  ?. 2nd back row: Billy Campbell, Walter Marshal, Ian Smith, Jim Steel, George Douglas, Cosmo Fraser, ?, Gordon Fraser, Sandy Peters. 3rd row from back: ?, Isobel Thornton, ?, ?, Mary Howie,  Rita Todd, ?, ?. 4th row from back: Francis Black, ?, Margaret Lyon, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, Irene Armstrong. Front row: ?, ?, ?, ?, Sheila Morton. Other names would be welcomed. Image supplied by Gordon Fraser.
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Percy Pilcher with his Bat glider1370 viewsTaken in 1895, probably at Auchensail Farm, Cardross.
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Sir Iain Colquhoun of Luss1370 viewsSir Iain Colquhoun DSO (1887-1948), 7th Baronet of Luss, Chief of Clan Colquhoun, and Lord Lieutenant of Dunbartonshire, was pictured on the steps of the family home, Rossdhu, Luss — now the exclusive Loch Lomond Golf Club — by Robert Thorburn, a keen amateur photographer and grocery store manager who moved to the burgh before 1900. He lived in Helensburgh until his death in 1945. Image circa 1920s supplied by his grandson, Sandy Thorburn.
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Burgh Basketball1370 viewsHelensburgh Basketball Club's 1963-64 juniors are pictured. From left: Gordon Stewart, Gordon Hamil, Derek West, Kenny Wilson, Hector McClelland. Image kindly supplied by Gordon Fraser, who now lives in Sweden.
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Hermitage Park waterfall1369 viewsAn attractive view of the waterfall in Hermitage Park, circa 1954.
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