Helensburgh Heritage
Helensburgh Heritage Trust
THE NEW Helensburgh Civic Centre incorporates a splendid state of the art Marriage Room which has already hosted its first wedding . . .
But the two-part building itself is also an excellent ‘marriage’ of old and new architecture which is already much admired.
HELENSBURGH and district has a long association with Youth Hostels and those who use them, but it is a much smaller number nowadays.
In its heyday, the Scottish Youth Hostels Association had at least 100 hostels open during the season, but today the association's website lists just 36 hostels available for the 2015 season — the nearest being Glasgow, Rowardennan and Crianlarich.
THE handsome mansion Inverclyde at Cove — originally Hartfield House — had a very colourful history.
Built by architect Campbell Douglas in 1859, it was used for a variety of purposes before being demolished.
TIME is running out for Argyll and Bute Council’s imposing planning offices at Blairvadach, Shandon, overlooking the Gareloch.
Sometime in 2015 its staff will transfer to the bright and spacious new local council HQ being built on East Clyde Street, Helensburgh, overlooking the Clyde, as part of a community complex embracing the old Clyde Street School.
PEOPLE driving through Cardross give it barely a glance, if they notice it at all.
Villagers walk past it many a time without giving it a thought, except when they want to rest weary legs.
THE Helensburgh district is a very attractive holiday destination — and has been for many years.
That is the reason the area had so many holiday homes — most involved in the Fresh-Air Fortnight scheme.
THE small village of Clynder once boasted four houses serving as holiday homes.
One was Hillside Holiday Home, while three others comprised The Grove Holiday Homes.