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©Tom Sargent

From West Princes street outside the post office

©John Firth

©Anthony O'Neil

©Stevie Spiers

©Stevie Spiers

Built in 1853, The West Kirk on Colquhoun Square in Helensburgh, is designated as a Category B listed building.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/West_Kirk,_Helensburgh (Wikipedia)
http://hsewsf.sedsh.gov.uk/hslive/hsstart?P_HBNUM=34766 (Listed Building Report, Historic Scotland)

©David Dixon

Looking across the north east corner of the square.

©Thomas Nugent

©J M Briscoe

One of two Celtic crosses in the square.

The inscription reads as follows...

Centenary
Memorial
1802
Henry Bell
Provost
1902
Samuel Bryden
Provost

©Thomas Nugent

©John Firth

©David Dixon

Dist:0.1km<br/>The church, on West Princes Street, opened in 1884 (http://www.helensburghurc.org.uk/?page_id=28 - Helensburgh URC)

©David Dixon

Dist:0.1km<br/>Celebrating
200 years
of the
Burgh
Charter
1802 - 2002

First Provost
of helensburgh
Henry Bell
1807-1809

©Thomas Nugent

Dist:0.1km<br/>At Helensburgh Post Office - seems to be a lot of bikes for a town with a population of 15,000 .

©Thomas Nugent

Dist:0.1km<br/>Detail of the corner of the building, showing "1893", "VR" and "Post and Telegraph Office". See also [[2032141]].

©Thomas Nugent

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