Helensburgh Heritage
Welcome to Helensburgh Heritage
WELCOME to the Helensburgh Heritage Trust website.
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Deborah Kerr and Helensburgh
HELENSBURGH people have long embraced Deborah Kerr as their very own film star, but the time she sp...
Trust spotlights Comet bicentenary
HELENSBURGH Heritage Trust has been very conscious of the forthcoming bicentenary of Henry Bell's ...
What is on this website
THE Helensburgh Heritage Trust website has four main areas . . . Latest News, Heritage items, Trus...
Visit our Photo Gallery
THE Helensburgh Heritage Trust Photo Gallery has 1,024 images in 20 different albums.
Vote for John Logie Baird
HELENSBURGH TV inventor John Logie Baird could be featured on a new coin to be issued by the Royal Mint — if enough people vote for him online.
Trust sponsors technology workshops
HELENSBURGH Heritage Trust sponsored a series of nine ‘Toys That Go’ Workshops hosted by Strathclyde University’s Science and Technology Forum for 240 first year pupils at Hermitage Academy during May 2010.
Search for history of Rhu mansion
A SEARCH has been launched for information about one of the stunning mansions in Rhu, Laggary House, and its occupants.
Helensburgh's Prime Minister
HELENSBURGH has always prided itself that a Prime Minister came from the burgh, despite the fact that he is known as “The Unknown Prime Minister”.
Trust Photo Gallery
View this photograph and over 1,000 more at the Heritage Trust Photo Gallery. Visit the gallery.
First winter talk
David Norman will speak about Glen Fruin's Little Secret, the Admiralty Hydro Ballistic Research Establishment, on Wednesday September 29 at 7.30pm at Helensburgh Tennis Club, Suffolk Street.
Winter Talks
- Wednesday September 29 2010 — David Norman: Glen Fruin's Little Secret — A History of AH-BRE.
- Wednesday October 27 — AGM at 7pm; Stewart Noble: The Vanished Railways of Old Western Dunbartonshire.
- Wednesday November 24— Fiona Jackson and Sue Furness: The Excavations at High Morlaggan, Arrochar.
- Wednesday January 26 2011 — David Harvie: Diamonds in the Deli — J.B.Hannay.
- Wednesday February 23 — Tony Dance: Restoration of the Victoria Hall.
- Wednesday March 30 — Dr Martin MacGregor: The Battle of Glen Fruin — A MacGregor Perspective.
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- What is on this website
- From Hermitage to millions
- Hazel often comes home
- Burgh's Victoria Cross hero
- Objectives and Activities
- How To Join
- Helensburgh's steamship tragedy
- Trust spotlights Comet bicentenary
- The 1st Baronet of Helensburgh
- Any descendants of Barracks families?
- Heritage Walks
- Glasgow Girls work on show
- Search for oldest TV
- Book proceeds help charity
Latest News
- Vote for John Logie Baird
- Blackie home in Rhu on sale
- Search for history of Rhu mansion
- Glasgow Girls work on show
- 1845 Helensburgh roads report
- Letters Page
- Wartime whale at Cardross?
- Search for victory parade photo
- Trust sponsors technology workshops
- Political rebel who loved Loch Long
- Painting on sale online
- Popular author made home in burgh
- Colourful doctor loved boxing
- The Blind Piper from Rhu
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HELENSBURGH HERITAGE TRUST
Scottish Charity
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