we want to show the community the potential of that idea,� said Professor Michael Baker, Chairman of the charity. So far more than 117 names have been included on the Helensburgh Hall of Fame but every year more more home grown success stories emerge and other famous names with historic links to the town are identified.
Photo by Remi Mathis Hill House, Helensburgh
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While some of the links may at first glance appear tenuous, such as Andrew Bonar Law the Canadianborn Tory who succeeded David Lloyd George as Prime Minister of Britain and held office for just seven months. He was married in Helensburgh. Other names are more deep rooted in the fabric of the 211-year-old community with the likes of WH Auden and former Poet Laureate
Cecil Day-Lewis having spent time as teachers at Larchfield School, now part of Lomond School. Even Charles Rennie Mackintosh, who may not have been born or lived in Helensburgh, owes part of his world-wide reputation to Helensburgh as it was here that he designed Hill House which has been hailed as one of the best examples of his work.