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Tom Guthrie's seaplane1254 viewsRhu man Tom Guthrie, son of Glasgow Boy artist Sir James Guthrie, set up a company called Clyde Flying Boats Ltd. in 1933, offering pleasure flights at ten shillings and to see Loch Lomond for £1. The aircraft, seen at Helensburgh pier, was a SARO Cutty Sark, and was kept overnight at Inchmurrin Island on Loch Lomond.
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Kidston Park1253 viewsA drinking fountain at Kidston Park, with the bandstand in the distance, circa 1908.
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Tarbet Hotel1253 viewsErected about 1810, the Tarbet Hotel on Loch Lomondside was built in true Scottish baronial style with fine features both inside and out, and has been a mecca for visitors ever since. Image date unknown.
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West Clyde Street1252 viewsTaken from almost at the junction of William Street and West Clyde Street.
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Ardenconnel Road, Rhu1252 viewsA view down Ardenconnel Road showing a yacht and the Training Ship Empress moored in the Gareloch off Rhu. Image circa 1913.
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Donation1252 viewsDog walker David Wilson donates to a Red Cross collector on the East Esplanade at the foot of Glenfinlas Street. Image, circa 1943, supplied by his grand-daughter, Marlyn Ritchie.
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Kirking of the Council1250 viewsThe first ever Kirking of Helensburgh District Council at Rhu Parish Church in 1967. From left: Murdo McGregor, Margaret MacDonald, Marie Dick, Cathy Allan, chairman Billy Petrie, J.Campbell Weir, Lord Lieutenant Robert Arbuthnott, Ian Campbell MP, Frank Kane, Ken McFarlane J.McLeod Williamson, Jimmy Miller, Robert McIntyre (who supplied the image), Captain Mike Henry from Faslane, Chief Inspector Leslie Mills, Tommy Lindsay, Alex Erskine, clerk Bob Macquarrie, and Hector MacDonald.
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Waverley and Balmoral1250 viewsThe Paddle Steamer Waverley, built in 1947 on the Clyde, and Classic Cruise Ship Balmoral, built in 1949 in Southampton, were together in dry dock for the first time ever on April 18 2012. The Garvel Clyde Dry Dock in Greenock was playing host to these ships, which this year are celebrating 200 years of commercial steam navigation, with the anniversary of Henry Bell’s Comet which was built in Port Glasgow.
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Percy Pilcher with his Bat glider1249 viewsTaken in 1895, probably at Auchensail Farm, Cardross.
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St Bride's Centenary1249 viewsMiss Annie Baird, then 83, sister of John Logie Baird and daughter of the Rev John Baird, is greeted by the St Bride's Church minister, the Rev Robert S.Cairns, who invited her to cut the cake at the Church's Centenary Supper in the Victoria Hall in 1967. In the background is Mrs Arthur Wylie, one of the organisers of the event.
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Loch Lomond Rescue Boat1249 viewsThe Luss-based Loch Lomond Rescue Boat, the St John, and its crew pictured at its jetty, with Ben Lomond in the background. This 2007 image — which is copyright Lochside Photography, Dumbarton — is used by the crew of 22 volunteers to present to sponsors who help with fundraising to meet the £12,000 annual running cost.
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Ardencaple Mill1249 viewsArdencaple Mill, on the left beside Rhu Road Higher. Image published by Macneur & Bryden Ltd., Helensburgh, circa 1917.
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