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Old Photograph Paddle Steamer Dunoon Scotland

Old photograph of a Paddle Steamer on the coast at Dunoon, Scotland. The Clyde became a hub for paddle steamer development due to its numerous shipbuilding companies and the growing demand for travel to coastal towns and islands.
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Old Photograph Innellan Scotland


Old photograph of the pier at Innellan, Scotland. A Scottish village that lies on the east shore of the Cowal peninsula, on the Firth of Clyde, four miles south of the town of Dunoon in Scotland.



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Old Photograph Esplanade Dunoon Scotland


Old photograph of people walking on the Esplanade in Dunoon, Scotland. For years the Dunoon was the haunt of visitors from Glasgow. Dunoon is a town situated on the Cowal Peninsula in Argyll and Bute, Scotland. It sits on the Firth of Clyde to the south of Holy Loch and to the west of Gourock.



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Old Photograph West Bay Dunoon Scotland

Old photograph of boats, children and adults at the West Bay, Dunoon, Scotland. For many years Dunoon and the Cowal peninsula was a favourite destination for people on holiday from Glasgow, in the days when tourists were delivered by steamers rather than car ferries, and when a paddle in the sea and a promenade along the pier were all the ingredients needed for a great holiday. Apart from Dunoon itself, many of the Cowal villages were popular including; Kirn, Hunter's Quay, Ardnadam, Sandbank, St Catherine's Well, Strachur, Millhouse, Kames, Tighnabruaich, Glendaruel, Colintraive, Innellan and Bullwood.



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Old Photographs West Bay Dunoon Scotland


Old photograph of West Bay, Dunoon, Scotland.



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Old Photographs of Dunoon and Cowal Scotland



Old photographs of Dunoon, Cowal Peninsula, Scotland. Dunoon is located on the Firth of Clyde to the south of Holy Loch and to the west of Gourock. Prior to the late 1960s, fleets of paddle steamers brought holidaymakers doon the watter from Glasgow to Dunoon pier on the Clyde.

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