ARTICLES - HISTORY
LOCAL MYSTERIES of Dumbarton, the Vale of Leven and Environs
Author : Jeremy Watson
This is a look at several features in and around Dumbarton, the Vale of Leven and beyond. It is based on real well or lesser known features and attempts to explain them through interpretations of rumours and local legends and historical context.
A few surprises crop up along the way.
Notes and illustations for a related talk : documents/mysteries-talk/mysteries-of-dumbarton-and-the-vale-_b-notes.pdf
JOHN MCLEOD, architect.
Author : Rod Richard.
John McLeod was a locally born and bred architect of some significance. He designed a number of important buildings and designed the Smollett Fountain in 1870.
https://1drv.ms/b/s!AmUu-D_alxSJgbtlkfnn25jdokNK9w
ST ANDREWS CHURCH, ALEXANDRIA : Fire 23rd April 2022
This covers notes on opportunities in the light of then current planning proposals for Alexandria. No easy solutions being found, the church was subsequently demolished.
documents/planning-alexandria/st-andrews-church-post-fire-jw-_24_4_22.pdf
WILLIAM MCLEOD , Saw Miller 1805 -1894
Author : Rod Richard.
William McLeod was a saw miller whose yard developed into the larger shipbuilding premises taken over by the Dennys. It is still referred to as Woodyard.
