default The Angel of Gruggies Burn By W. Scobie I paddled in it when I was a wee boy living in Clyde Street in the 1950s. You'd scarcely give it a glance as you pass the small burn flowing under the road yards from Dumbarton East railway station. But that wee burn has an Clydesider
DSCF2740 Discovering Denny Discovering Denny Words by Annie Jordan & Photos by Jim Stevens The Denny Ship Model Experimental Tank in Dumbarton, known locally as the Denny Tank, is part of the Scottish Maritime Museum. To my shame, I had passed the building my entire life, but never visited, writing it off as Clydesider
Take A Minute Have you watched our Take a Minute heritage videos? This collection of short films takes you on a journey through time to visit some of the fascinating, and often long-forgotten places from our community’s past. From the Singer’s Clock in Clydebank to the ancient Kilmaronock Parish Church, to Clydesider Editor • Heritage
Along the River of Time by Billy Scobie I live a matter of yards from the River Leven, just beside Bonhill Bridge. Often, when I look out of my window and watch the water rolling by, I think of the famous Scottish historical personalities who have sailed down that river or ridden along its banks, Clydesider Editor • Heritage
Entrance to Christie Park, Main Street, 1905 Discovering Our Hidden Heritage By Amanda Eleftheriades Photos by Chris McCaughey & courtesy of West Dunbartonshire Arts & Heritage Green ghosts, royal remains, revolutionaries and writers, industrial spies and luxury liners, they all have one thing in common – a home in West Dunbartonshire. Take a walk along most of our local streets, through the Clydesider Editor • Clydesider
The Vale's Forgotten Gem Words & Photos by Jeremy Watson of Lennox Heritage Society For at least the last two decades opportunistic trees have been slowly, but steadily swelling within the carved parapet of this little building. The pair of trees are no longer mere saplings, but tower above it. With almost imperceptible but Clydesider Editor • Heritage
