Now revered, not only as an architect of great importance, but also
as a fashion icon. Mackintosh created The Hill House (in1903) in Upper Colquhoun
Street for the Blackie family of Glasgow. CRM liked to mix tradition with
innovation. The house is in the care of the National Trust for Scotland
and is open to the public in the afternoons from Easter - October. For
more information phone 01436-673900
The town now has a new library building which opened in October 1998.
The library has a good stock of books and is often the home to exhibitions of literature, photography and technical curios.
Every Saturday there is a storytime session for children and visiting authors hold seminars for groups of school pupils.
There is one PC available for public use and more are planned for the
future.
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Every year the town holds a memorial service here to commerate the town's own war heros. On Armistice Day veterans and children's organisations stand side by side in honour of the dead.
Unfortunately in recent years vandalism has had such a disasterous effect
on the fabric of the memorial that the local authority have decided to
keep it under lock and key. It is hoped that a way will be found to open
it up to the townsfolk again.
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The house is of great interest as it was there that the young Logie Baird carried out his early experiments.
The John Logie Baird Trust have purchased JLB's birthplace from the last inhabitants. They now plan to develop it into a museum to celebrate the life of their hero.
There have been several objections from near neighbours which may delay
the development for some time.
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'Awlay Macawlay of Ardincapill' appears in The General Band of 1587 as a vassal of the Duke of Lennox. Alexander de Ardincaple who lived during the reign of James V was the first to adopt the name MacAulay.
The MacAulays kept the land at Ardencaple until they were sold by the
12th chief Aulay MacAulay to the Duke of Argyll in 1767. The ruins of the
castle can still be seen in Helensburgh, Dunbartonshire, today.
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Halloween is a special time at Cove when the local Scouts and Guides
dress up as ghouls and goblins to terrorise the paying guests.
Open to the public all year round. For more information phone 01436-850123
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