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Shandon Hydro Terrace1377 viewsOnly the towers on the left remain of 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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Cardross 'B' Company Volunteer Forces 19011377 viewsBack: W.Smith, J.Adamson, R.Boyd, P.Scott, W.Munro, J.J.McIntyre, G.Boyd, H.Purdie, G.McIntyre, J.Gallacher, unknown. 2nd back: J.Coleman, P.Wilson, W.Irvin, Colour Sgt Penland, Major J.McIntyre, W.Jackson, Captain Roxburgh, W.Purdie, D.Brown, unknown. Seated: W.Logan, J.McFarlane, J.Boyd, J.Davie, J.Brown, E.Hutchison, W.Hutchison, A.Boyd, J.Davie, W.Adamson, A.Campbell, J.Fairley, A.McIntyre, J.Glen, J.Graham, N.Coleman, P.Wilson. Front: W.Bain, H.Coleman, H.Larkin, A.Miller, A.Campbell. At Auchencarroch.
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Old car on seafront1376 viewsWest Clyde Street, Helensburgh, at the pierhead, looking west. Image pre-1945.
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Whistlefield1375 viewsA view of Loch Long and Loch Goil with Whistlefield and its station in the foreground.
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East Clyde Street1375 viewsLooking east along East Clyde Street from the pier towards the Granary Restaurant and the Old Parish Church. Image circa 1959.
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Hermitage Infants1375 viewsThe 1935-6 first year infant class at Hermitage Primary School. Back row: Miss Chalmers, Robert Ernest Petrie, Robert Brown, Robert Rice, Thomas Gilfillan Rowatt, William Porter, ?, Denzil Hutchison Campbell, William John Campbell, William Lennie Gilchrist, Donald John McAllister, ?; middle: Alexander Scroggie, David Henry Davidson, Peter Campbell, ?, ?, Carrie Bell Alexander, Aileen Cameron, Anna Gordon Copeland, Fiona MacDonald Ross, Robert Victor McTaggart, Robert Hailstones, Robert Weir Lees, Thomas Isbister, William Smith Gilchrist; front: Jessie Hutchison, ?, ?, Mary Brown McCormack, ?, Dorothy Duncan Mackie, Lilias Penman Rowatt, ?. Image supplied by Robert Hailstones.
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Sister unveils bust1374 viewsMiss Annie Baird, sister of John Logie Baird, unveiled a bust of the TV inventor in Hermitage Park, Helensburgh, in 1960. Also in the picture are the Rev Robert Cairns, minister of St Bride's Church where Baird's father was minister. Some years later the bust was moved to a position on the seafront opposite William Street.
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Queen's Hotel1374 viewsThe Queen's Hotel was originally Baths House, built by Henry Bell, who built Europe's first commercial steamship the Comet in 1812. The building has had many alterations but still stands on East Clyde Street, having been converted into flats. Image circa 1945, published by M.C.Robertson, West End Library, Helensburgh.
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Sinclair Street looking north1372 viewsTaken at the junction of Sinclair Street and Clyde Street around 1927.
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Hermit's Well1371 viewsLegend has it that a hermit lived in and gave his name to Hermitage Park. This wishing well was known as the Hermit's Well, and it was said that he granted a wish to those who drank from the copper ladle inside. It exists to this day, but is in a very poor state. Image date unknown.
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Susie's Castle1371 viewsBorn in 1847, Susie Reid was a well-known character, not only at Portincaple, where she lived for many years until her death at 81, but also much further afield. Susie's personality would probably have been enough to make her a local celebrity, but the extra factor that ensured her a place in the hall of fame lay in the fact that her home was an upturned fishing smack. Her story is told in the People section of the Trust website. This image, published by McPhail & McIntyre, Whistlefield, is circa 1913.
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West Clyde Street1371 viewsA view of West Clyde Street and the busy west esplanade on a sunny but chilly day, circa 1930.
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