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Tarbet Hotel1437 viewsErected about 1810, the Tarbet Hotel was built in true Scottish baronial style with fine features both inside and out, and has been a mecca for visitors ever since. Loch Lomond and the road to Crianlarich is to the right, the road to Arrochar to the left.
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Sinclair Street looking south1437 viewsLooking down Sinclair Street from Princes Street, circa 1955.
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Railway Yard1437 viewsThe old Helensburgh Central Station railway yard adjacent to East King Street, in the area now occupied by the Co-op, circa 1914. On the left can be seen the Baptist Church, with the original Baptist Church beside the burn behind it.
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US Navy Base, Rosneath1437 viewsA view of the accommodation area of the United States Navy Base at Rosneath from 1941-45.
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Baird's home phone1437 viewsJohn Logie Baird created a home telephone exchange in his bedroom at The Lodge in West Argyle Street, Helensburgh, to link up five houses by means of wires slung across the street — one of them the home of his great childhood pal and later backer, entertainer Jack Buchanan. Two old friends, Bruce and Harris, are pictured using the system in the bedroom. JLB's bedroom slippers are on the ledge beneath the stool. Image supplied by the inventor's son Malcolm.
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Shandon Fishing Pond1436 viewsThis fishing pond was attached to Shandon Hydropathic Hotel, the former home of Clyde shipbuilder Robert Napier.
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Loading mines1436 viewsA Vickers T Mk3 exercise mine is loaded aboard the Dutch submarine O19 in Loch Long off Arrochar during World War Two. Picture courtesy of www.dutchsubmarines.com
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Roseneath Castle1436 viewsAn 1832 engraved print of Roseneath (as it was spelt in those days) Castle. Drawn by John Preston Neale and engraved by W.Wallis, it was published by Jones and Co. of Finsbury Square, London. 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 finally demolished in 1961.
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Colquhoun Square1435 viewsThe south west quadrant of Colquhoun Square, showing one of the two granite water fountains. Circa 1907.
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Engine in Glen Douglas1435 viewsWar Department 2-8-0 engine no.7720 pictured in Glen Douglas in 1944.
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East Bay1435 viewsThe East Bay with the pier in the distance. Image date unknown.
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On the Row Road1433 viewsPost-marked 1909. On the road to Row (Rhu) with Helensburgh in the background.
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