Monument To Henry Bell, Esplanade, Clyde Street West, Helensburgh is a Grade B listed building in the Argyll and Bute local planning authority area, Scotland. First listed on 14 May 1971. Monument.

Monument To Henry Bell, Esplanade, Clyde Street West, Helensburgh

WRENN ID
scarred-railing-storm
Grade
B
Local Planning Authority
Argyll and Bute
Country
Scotland
Date first listed
14 May 1971
Type
Monument
Source
Historic Environment Scotland listing

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Description

The monument to Henry Bell, located on the Esplanade at Clyde Street West in Helensburgh, was erected in 1872. It is a red sandstone obelisk that features an inscription commemorating Henry Bell as the first person in Great Britain to successfully apply steam power for navigation. The inscription notes that he was born in Linlithgow in 1766 and died in Helensburgh in 1830.

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