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607 viewsA 1925 image showing Helensburgh pier and the pierhouse.
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Helensburgh Pier914 viewsWalkers are out in force in this old image of Helensburgh Pier and the outdoor swimming pool. It also clearly shows the archway which used to stand at the entrance to the pier. Image date unknown.
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Pier walkers459 viewsA 1940s image of Helensburgh pier and the outdoor swimming pool.
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1885 Seafront656 viewsA view of the town from the pier c.1885, taken by pioneering Scottish photographer George Washington Wilson (1823-93) from Aberdeen. Reprinted as a postcard, it includes the Imperial Hotel, the Granary and the Old Parish Church.
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West Clyde Street1138 viewsA view of West Clyde Street and the busy west esplanade on a sunny but chilly day, circa 1930.
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Helensburgh Overview1542 viewsThis photo card is pre-1922. To the left of St Columba Church, Sinclair Street, in the centre of the photo, is the chimney of Malig Mill, which was demolished in 1922.
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Henry Bell Monument1013 viewsLooking east along Helensburgh's west promenade with the Henry Bell monument in the foreground. Image circa 1912.
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Hermitage Park bandstand825 viewsThis bandstand stood at the south end of Hermitage Park. It played host to popular Sunday afternoon concerts, but then literally fell apart through disuse and was never replaced. Image date unknown.
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Hermitage Park Lodge2144 viewsThe Lodge which stood at the west gate of Helensburgh's Hermitage Park for many years, before being replaced by a modern bungalow used by successive Parks Superintendents. Image supplied by Sandy Kerr.
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Hermitage Park sun dial1243 viewsA family cluster round the sun dial in the rose garden of Hermitage Park. Image circa 1938.
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Wishing Well1254 viewsThe Hermitage Park wishing well. Legend 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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Park flowers1152 viewsFlowers in Hermitage Park, with part of Hermitage House and the war memorial in the distance. Image date unknown.
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