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Helensburgh Holiday 1916 Style

Andrew Stewart

THE train roared and panted its way through the tunnel at Dalreoch, the sulphurous smoke wreathing past the closed windows. Silent, and not a little apprehensive, I sat in the corner gazing out into the void.

"Will this never end?" I thought as a feeling of claustrophobia made me close my eyes. At last the engine noise changed perceptibly and opening my eyes again I saw a flicker of daylight.

Last Updated ( Thursday, 29 April 2010 15:33 )

 

Memories of a Rhu childhood

J.Howard MacDonald

WORLD War Two Prime Minister Winston Churchill and President Roosevelt had four major meetings in North America. Trips 1, 3 and 4 left from Faslane where Churchill's special train parked in the siding there. The second left from Stranraer.

Churchill left Faslane on the former LMS Glen Sannox-type fast turbine steamers, accompanied by his Chief of Staff.

Last Updated ( Tuesday, 04 May 2010 22:47 )

John Logie Baird and Helensburgh

Professor Malcolm Baird

In this article specially written for the Helensburgh Heritage Trust website, Trust president Professor Malcolm Baird, son of TV pioneer John Logie Baird, recalls his childhood and student days.

 

On May 1st 1952 a commemorative plaque for John Logie Baird was unveiled at the Helensburgh Municipal Buildings, next to the railway station. On the left of the picture is Provost Lever performing the unveiling. On his left are a Bailie, then Annie Baird, Diana Baird, Jean Conley (nee Baird) and Malcolm Baird.
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I WAS born on July 2 1935 at the family home at 3 Crescent Wood Road in Sydenham, a south eastern suburb of London.

Last Updated ( Thursday, 29 April 2010 15:40 )

From Hill House to Dumfries House

Charlotte Rostek Davis

IN the summer of 2008 a Helensburgh woman made the leap from an historic architectural home to an historic stately home.

Charlotte Rostek Davis, who ran the Hill House as property manager and curator for the last six years, was appointed curator at Dumfries House in East Ayrshire.

Last Updated ( Thursday, 29 April 2010 15:59 )

The Helensburgh I grew up in

Hilda Whitelaw Purvis
This article, the product of an interview with Hilda Whitelaw Purvis, was written by Helensburgh journalist Fiona Howard for inclusion in a special Civic Week supplement in the Helensburgh Advertiser on May 9 1975 to mark the passing of the Town Council in the reform of local government in Scotland.

HELENSBURGH at the start of the 20th century was an elegant place where life was simple and leisurely.

It was a mecca for artists, a retreat for Glasgow merchants, and a haven for folk looking for peace.

Last Updated ( Thursday, 29 April 2010 15:45 )

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First winter talk

Glen_Fruin_HBREDavid 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.
All meetings held in the upstairs meeting room at Helensburgh Lawn Tennis Club, Suffolk Street,
at 7.30pm

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