DUMBARTON HERALD AND COUNTY ADVERTISER, WEDNESDAY 8TH APRIL 1885 GARELOCHHEAD. THEFT. At the sheriff court, Dumbarton, last week – before Sheriff Gebbie – Margaret Smith, a housemaid in the Shandon Hydropathic pled guilty to stealing five one pound notes, the property of Jane White, a housemaid at the Hydropathic. The money was secured in aContinue reading “The Hydropathic Hotel: Crime and a Ball”
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Shandon Property
CALEDONIAN MERCURY, SATURDAY 11TH APRIL 1818 DUMBARTONSHIREDESIRABLE RESIDENCE ON THE WEST BANK OF THE GARELOCH To be let, furnished, for the season, or till Whitsunday 1819, the beautiful villa of Shandon Lodge, which is well furnished, together with the coach house and other offices, garden and pleasure grounds. The house comprises of dining room, drawingContinue reading “Shandon Property”
Hatches Matches and Dispatches part 9
Dear blog reader This is the ninth part in a series of Shandon hatches, matches and dispatches that have appeared in the newspapers. I always find such finds very exciting in my own 30 years of family history research and I hope this helps anyone doing similar Shandon-based research. (Glossary: inst/instant means of the presentContinue reading “Hatches Matches and Dispatches part 9”
Shandon House Sale Snippets
ABERDEEN PRESS AND JOURNAL, TUESDAY 12TH JUNE 1877 LONDON CORRESPONDENCE – BY TELEGRAPH FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT Among the articles sold today at the Shandon sale was an agate-handled, silver-mounted sword, formerly the property of the Pretender, Prince Charles Edward Stuart. This interesting relic was bought privately from the family in whose possession it hadContinue reading “Shandon House Sale Snippets”
Shandon Rail Crash
DAILY RECORD, WEDNESDAY 25TH AUGUST 1982 PETROL DANGER AT RAIL CRASH The main Glasgow to Fort William railway line was blocked last night when 18 tank wagons were derailed near Shandon, Dunbartonshire. Four were carrying 24,000 gallons of petrol and one ended up on its side leaking fuel. Firemen dug ditches to catch the escapingContinue reading “Shandon Rail Crash”
Education in Shandon
WITNESS (EDINBURGH), WEDNESDAY 25TH AUGUST 1847 Teacher wanted. For the Free Church School, Shandon, parish of Row. Salary, exclusive of allowance from education fund, school fees, an excellent free school, and schoolmaster’s house, L25 per annum. A good teacher would readily obtain private teaching. Apply immediately to Mr D T McLellan, Cragmore, Shandon, b Helensburgh.Continue reading “Education in Shandon”
The Hydro as a Holiday Destination
COUNTRY LIFE – SATURDAY 4TH JUNE 1927. A HOLIDAY SUGGESTION. A GREAT SCOTTISH HOTEL. A beautiful Scottish house, built in 1851 by Robert Napier, builder of the first ironclad steamship, has now become one of the leading hotels in Scotland, indeed, of the British Isles. It is the Shandon, on the shores of the Gareloch,Continue reading “The Hydro as a Holiday Destination”
Employment Opportunities in Shandon
KIRKINTILLOCH HERALD, WEDNESDAY 1ST AUGUST 1962 County Council of DunbartonHealth and Welfare Department Ardgare Convalescent Home, Shandon Matron required Matron (SRN, RGN, SRFN or SCM) required for the above Home which caters for up to 25 school children. Salary at National Rates applicable to Matron of Non-Training Hospital (under 100 beds). Applicants should be underContinue reading “Employment Opportunities in Shandon”
Shandon Wedding
READING MERCURY, SATURDAY 25TH OCTOBER 1884 MARRIAGE OF THE MAYOR’S DAUGHTER The marriage of Mr Francis Chisholme Hartley, of Shandon, Dumbartonshire, (son of Mr R B Hartley, of Liverpool) with Miss Harriet Kate Hill, eldest daughter of Mr Arthur Hill, Mayor of Reading, was celebrated on Tuesday at St Mary’s Church, Reading, the service beingContinue reading “Shandon Wedding”
High Baldernock Romance
KIRKINTILLOCH HERALD, WEDNESDAY 3RD AUGUST 1966 DIAMOND WEDDING ANNIVERSARY ‘We’ve had our ups and downs but we don’t regret them’ say Robert and Jean Wardrop of Glasgow Road, Kirkintilloch, who celebrated their diamond wedding last week. The old couple celebrated their sixty years of marriage with their son and two daughters and their eight grandchildren,Continue reading “High Baldernock Romance”
Shandon People and History 