Described by the author as "unarguably one of the finest coastal roads in these islands", the eastern shore of the Firth of Clyde is rewarding for the walker or motorist in equal measure as this collection of early photographs clearly demonstrates. Ardgowan House, featured as a crime scene in both the Rebus and Taggart T.V. series is prominent, as are The Hydropathic at Skelmorlie, forerunner of today's spas and health clinics; Kelly House at Wemyss Bay, shown still smoldering after a devastating fire in 1913 and several lively pictures of The Duchess of Fife and other paddle steamers plying their trade in and out of Wemyss Bay.