Helensburgh, Colquhoun Square 1901
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Sir James Colquhoun of Luss developed Helensburgh in the late 18th century as a residential district for those who could afford not to have to live any nearer to Glasgow than was absolutely necessary. Helensburgh's leading hotels were the Queen's and the Imperial. During the main season, rooms cost from 3s 6d a day and dinner was 4s, which was slightly less than what the top Glasgow hotels were charging.

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A Selection of Memories from Helensburgh

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I remember being with my family at Craigendoran station to get on the Jeannie Deans steamer. My father worked at that station and waved as we left the pier. Good times. It is always good to remember the past but I don't think it was all great. There were more shops, that is something that has changed and also something that needs addressing. We were not a town full of tourist shops but there was a variety of other ...see more
i went to school at the hermitage acadamy for about a year because my dad was in the navy at the time stationed at rosneath. my parents and i used to walk along the seafront and have tea and ice cream in tony,s ice cream parlour. there are wonderful views over the gareloch here ,you can see rosneath point from the front.