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The Ferry Inn1129 viewsThe famous Ferry Inn at Rosneath, circa 1910. 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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Laid up ships1129 viewsMerchant shipping laid up in the Gareloch during the depression. Image circa 1929.
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Loch Long1126 viewsA view of Loch Long from above the BP Ocean Terminal at Finnart. Image, date unknown, from the collection of Stella Trainor, Ontario, Canada.
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Clynder1125 viewsA very old view of Clynder and Barremman from Rosneath.
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Rhu Bay1124 viewsA 1905 picture of Rhu Bay with the tide in on a calm day.
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Loch Lomond looking south1124 viewsA view of Loch Lomond from the hill above Ardlui looking south, circa 1915.
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Rosneath Castle1123 viewsA view of Rosneath Castle from across the bay at Clynder, circa 1960. Completed 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.
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Rhu Bay1122 viewsA 1902 image of Rhu Bay with the village beyond.
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Cove1121 viewsCove is pictured from Baron Point in this picture printed in Saxony. Image date unknown, but probably from the early 1900s.
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Silver's jetty1121 viewsAn atmospheric photo by Kirsten Easdale of the jetty at Silver's, from the boatyard in Rosneath. Image, taken in midsummer 2013, supplied by Kirsten.
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Garelochhead from station1118 viewsA 1907 image of Garelochhead seem from the station.
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Rhu Village1117 viewsLooking down on Rhu village and Rhu Bay from the drive of Woodstone Court, circa 1959.
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