A PIECE of Rosneath Peninsula and local religious history was demolished in March 2013.
It was not a surprise, but it was a sad day for many local residents when the ‘Tin Hut Church’ was pulled down.
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Invoice gift is church relic
A SMALL sheet of paper gifted to Helensburgh Heritage Trust in March 2012 turned out to be a fascinating relic from local church history.
Last Updated ( Monday, 07 May 2012 18:00 )
St Columba marked 150 years
ONE hundred and fifty years of worship were celebrated at Helensburgh's St Columba Church on July 3 2011 — just weeks before its union with another congregation.
The 150th anniversary of the Sinclair Street building was marked at a packed service of thanksgiving on July 3, and the birthday came as the congregation — at its present site since 1861 — prepared to say farewell to the historic building.
Last Updated ( Thursday, 25 August 2011 17:13 )
The Chapel of St Mahew
The text and illustrations below are the entire contents of a leaflet compiled and published in 1955 by David McRoberts, giving the history of the Chapel of St Mahew at Cardross. The leaflet was donated to Helensburgh Heritage Trust in 2010 by Gillian George.
ABOUT a quarter of a mile to the north of Cardross village, in Dunbartonshire, lies a small parcel of land called Kirkton of Kilmahew.
Last Updated ( Monday, 31 January 2011 11:49 )
Town churches united
THE Christmas 2010 edition of Helensburgh's West Kirk magazine announced that St Columba Church and its halls were surplus to town Church of Scotland requirements — the first public announcement of the latest change in local church history.
A long drawn out process of consultations and planning on church union was completed in the summer of 2011, and St Andrew's Kirk was chosen as the name of the new church.
Last Updated ( Thursday, 25 August 2011 17:10 )
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First Winter Talk
The first 2013-14 winter talk is on Wednesday September 25 at 7.30pm at Helensburgh Lawn Tennis Club, when Joe Brown will talk about the historic Ferry Inn at Rosneath. Non-members are most welcome.
Winter Talks 2013-14
- Wednesday September 25 2013 — Joe Brown: The Ferry Inn, Rosneath
- Wednesday October 30 — AGM at 7pm; David Norman: Loch Goil — noises off
- Wednesday November 27 — Mark Nixon: The 1884 Reform Act Agitation in Helensburgh and Dunbartonshire
- Wednesday January 29 2014 — John Birch: The Training Ships Cumberland and Empress
- Wednesday February 26 — James Donald: Alexander Donald of Geilston — Friend of Thomas Jefferson
- Wednesday March 26 — Ian Evans: Helensburgh's Postal History
All meetings are in the upstairs meeting room at Helensburgh Tennis Club, Suffolk Street, at 7.30pm
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