Helensburgh

Helensburgh Sri Venkateswara Temple

What’s A Temple Like Hindu Doing In A ‘Burgh Like This? Helensburgh’s Sri Venkateswara Temple is … Continue Reading

Lilyvale – The Almost Forgotten. Part 1

Lilyvale is a beautiful and picturesque area that lies on the southern fringes of the Royal National … Continue Reading

Lilyvale Railway Station

Lilyvale Railway Station 1st & 2nd - Closed Lilyvale is a beautiful and picturesque area that … Continue Reading

Lilyvale – The Almost Forgotten. Part 2

Some great captures of the life and times of Lilyvale during the late nineteenth and early twentieth … Continue Reading

Metropolitan Tunnel 1st (Tunnel No. 4)

UPDATE 1 JULY 2018: THIS AREA IS NOW FENCED OFF WITH HOPES THE DECIMATED RARE GLOW WORM COLONY WILL … Continue Reading

Helensburgh Coal

What Comes Out Of The Mine And Where Does It Go? The Metropolitan Colliery, Helensburgh’s … Continue Reading

Robert Hails – Death in the Railway Tunnel

  Killed by a train in a dark tunnel, late at night. One night in 1895, a coal miner from … Continue Reading

Otford Tunnel (Tunnel No. 7)

  The Otford Tunnel is the grand tunnel, of all the six disused rail tunnels in the … Continue Reading

Who Discovered Coal at Helensburgh?

So who discovered coal at Helensburgh? (Camp Creek). An extremely interesting article from The … Continue Reading

Helensburgh Public School

125 Years Of Educating The ‘Burgh And Still Plenty To Offer Helensburgh Public School boasts … Continue Reading