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The French Memorial - Lyle Hill, Greenock

The Free French Memorial - Lyle Hill, Greenock with Cardwell Bay and Gourock in background - Scotland. The war memorial (built in the shape of the Cross of Lorrain) commemorates the Free French forces who fought in the Second World War and stands on the western brow of the hill. It has plaques commemorating the loss of the Flower-class corvettes Alyssa and Mimosa, and of the submarine Surcouf. Locally, it is also associated with the memory of the loss of the Maille Breze which blew up at the Tail of the Bank. Date: circa 1950s

View of the luxurious reading room onboard the Titanic

A view of one of the many luxurious interior features of the Titanic; the reading and writing room. First class passengers travelled in style onboard the Titanic, having free use of the gym, the Parisian caf and the swimming pool. Built by the shipyard Harland and Wolff for White Star Lines, the liner was almost identical to her sister ship, Olympic and was a rival to Cunard's Lusitania and Mauretania'. On her maiden voyage across the Atlantic, the Titanic struck an iceberg on 15th April 1912 and sank with the loss of 1503 lives"

© Illustrated London News Ltd/Mary Evans

United Free Church and Manse, Meigle, Scotland

United Free Church and Manse, Meigle, Scotland. Built in the 1890s, the church fell into disuse after the merger of the churches in 1929. It was used as an agricultural store, but was converted into a house in 2005 called "The Auld Kirk". Date: circa 1908

© Mary Evans / Grenville Collins Postcard Collection

Ardler, Church, Free, Historical, History, Manse, Meigle, Road, Scotland, Scottish, United