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Peaton Hill672 viewsLooking down Peaton Road to the Gareloch and a merchant ship. Image c.1945 by A.C.Turner, Clynder.
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Pier from above671 viewsAn aerial view of the Helensburgh pier area, pre-2010 when the Mariners pub opposite the old Parish Church tower was burnt down.
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Blossom Festival669 viewsTravel by horse and cart — lent by Glasgow City Council — in West Argyle Street during the first Helensburgh Blossom Festival, inspired by hanami cherry-blossom viewing, in 2005. The festival, organised by Anne Urquhart with the support of local organisations and the Glasgow-based Scottish-Japanese Residents Association, was held annually until 2007 with the aid of funding from Argyll and Bute Council. Photo by Stewart Noble.
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West Princes Street669 viewsAn image c.1920 of of a traffic-free West Princes Street, looking east from Colquhoun Square. Image supplied by Jeff Castel de Oro.
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Rhu FC from the past669 viewsThe Rhu Amateurs team and officials from a bygone era. Image date unknown. More information would be welcomed.
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Signal box668 viewsThe old signal box just outside Helensburgh Central Station, with Alma Place in the background. Image date unknown.
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668 viewsConductor, engraving by Viola Paterson.
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Twin Sons666 viewsWillie Parlane on the ball for Dumbarton against Dundee United at Tannadice, possibly on March 7 1931 when he and his twin brother Jimmy, who both lived in Rhu, played for Sons in a 1-1 draw. Their nephew Derek Parlane was signed by Rangers when he was still a Hermitage Academy pupil, and went on to star for Rangers, Leeds United, Manchester City and Scotland. The United player was full back Taylor. Image supplied by Robert Ryan.
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Burgh gasometer664 viewsThe gasometer, built in 1928, stood between East Clyde Street and East Princes Street opposite Helensburgh Central Station. It was decommissioned in 2012 and demolished in the summer of 2014, to be replaced by a car park. Photo by Kenneth Crawford.
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Burgh ploughing664 viewsThis image of ploughing the then field to the east of the Charles Rennie Mackintosh mansion Hill House in Upper Colquhoun Street, Helensburgh, was kindly supplied by Frank Donald. It was taken around 1910 by his grandfather who lived round the corner at the top of Sinclair Street.
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Village Post Office664 viewsA 1905 image of the Post Office in Rosneath village.
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Trust founder662 viewsBetty Humphrey, whose hard work and persistence led to the foundation of Helensburgh Heritage Trust in 1996, is pictured with her late husband John. She later moved to Rochford in Essex. The Trust was officially founded at a public meeting in the Court Hall of the Municipal Buildings February 29 1996. Mrs Humphrey, a teacher, campaigned for it for several years, Photo by Kenneth Crawford.
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