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Pier Road, Rhu1235 viewsAn old image of the junction of the seafront road and Pier Road, Rhu, with the pier house opposite. The mansion was Dunmore House, which was eventually demolished and replaced by two matching modern houses. Image by courtesy of Jim Shields.
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Kirkbrae, Cardross1235 viewsAn old image of Kirkbrae, now Main Street, in Cardross, with the original Cardross Parish Church — destroyed by German bombs in 1941 — in the background. Image, date unknown, supplied by Archie McIntyre.
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Gareloch Steamer1234 viewsA steamer enters the Gareloch after passing the Training Ship Empress moored off Kidston Park. Circa 1920.
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Helensburgh Pier1234 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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Ferry House1233 viewsAn aerial view of Ferry House, Rosneath, formerly Ferry Inn, taken in 1965. 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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Gareloch ships1233 viewsA view of the Gareloch, looking towards Shandon Hydro and the head of the loch, with three merchant ships laid up. Image date unknown.
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East Bay1233 viewsChildren paddle in the Clyde in this old photograph of Helensburgh's East Bay, with the Queen's Hotel in the distance. Image date unknown.
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Hermitage Park War Memorial1232 viewsThe Cenotaph in the Garden of Remembrance in Hermitage Park, Helensburgh, designed and built in 1923 by noted architect Alexander Nisbet Paterson and inspired by 'Glasgow Boy' artist James Whitelaw Hamilton, who encouraged Paterson to enter the design competition and suggested that the old walled garden of the original Hermitage House be used.
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1232 viewsThe North British Railway's D50 Class, 4-4-0T No. 496, Helensburgh, pictured in 1910. It was built for passenger services on the Glasgow-Helensburgh line by Neilson & Co in 1879.
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Garelochhead1231 viewsLooking north towards east Garelochhead. Image circa 1905.
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Jack Buchanan and Martine Carol1230 viewsHelensburgh-born film and stage star Jack Buchanan is seen with Martine Carol in the 1955 Preston Sturges comedy film “The French They Are A Funny Raceâ€, based on the bestseller “The Notebooks of Major Thompson†by Pierre Daninos. Jack played Major Thompson in this spoof on the personality traits of the French.
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Old Luss Road1230 viewsA 1909 Helensburgh image captioned: "The silent snow possess'd the Old Luss Road".
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