Old Photographs Helensburgh Scotland

Old photograph of Helensburgh, Scotland. Helensburgh was founded in 1776 when Sir James Colquhoun of Luss built spa baths on the site of Ardencaple Castle, which dated back to about 1600. He then had the seaside resort town constructed to the east of the spa on a formal layout in the style of Edinburgh New Town, and named it after his wife Helen. A ferry service he arranged across the Firth of Clyde to Greenock was successful in attracting residents who could commute from jobs there to attractive homes in the new town. Helensburgh became a favourite place of residence for shipping tycoons and tobacco merchants from Glasgow. At one point the small town had one quarter of Britain's millionaires living there.

Old photograph of Helensburgh, Scotland.

Old photograph of Helensburgh, Scotland.

Old photograph of Helensburgh, Scotland.



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Tour Scotland Photograph Hill House Helensburgh

Tour Scotland photograph of Hill House, Helensburgh, Scotland. One of the most famous works of Charles Rennie Mackintosh, probably second only to Glasgow School of Art. It was designed and built for the publisher Walter Blackie between 1902 and 1904. In addition to the house itself, Mackintosh also designed most of the interior rooms, furniture and other fixings. Mackintosh's attention to detail even extended to prescribing the colour of cut flowers that the Blackies might place on a table in the living room, so as not to clash with the rest of the decor.



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Old Photographs Helensburgh Scotland

Old photograph of Helensburgh, Scotland. Helensburgh was founded in 1776 when Sir James Colquhoun of Luss built spa baths on the site of Ardencaple Castle, which dated back to about 1600. He then had the seaside resort town constructed to the east of the spa on a formal layout in the style of Edinburgh New Town, and named it after his wife Helen.

Old photograph of Helensburgh, Scotland.


Old photograph of Helensburgh, Scotland.


Old photograph of Helensburgh, Scotland.

Old photograph of Helensburgh, Scotland.

Old photograph of Helensburgh, Scotland.

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All photographs are copyright of Sandy Stevenson, Tour Scotland, and may not be used without permission.

Old Photograph Helensburgh Scotland

Old photograph of houses, shops and people in Helensburgh, Scotland.

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Old Photograph Helensburgh Scotland

Old photograph of shops, houses and people in Helensburgh, Scotland. This town was founded in 1776 when Sir Ian Colquhoun of Luss built spa baths on the site of Ardencaple Castle, which dated back to about 1600. He then had the seaside resort town constructed to the east of the spa on a formal layout in the style of Edinburgh New Town, and named it after his wife Helen. A ferry service he arranged across the Firth of Clyde to Greenock was successful in attracting residents who could commute from jobs there to attractive homes in the new town.



All photographs are copyright of Sandy Stevenson, Tour Scotland, and may not be used without permission.

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