Kilbirnie heritage - List of files

Kilbirnie Heritage
Material from the collection of artist Elizabeth Joy Steele

List of files

This website will be the basis for an online database of photographs and documents about the history of Kilbirnie. Items will be added over the coming months and years to provide a comprehensive documentation of Kilbirnie's heritage. Most of the material will come from the collection of artist Elizabeth Joy Steele, but other sources will be sought for information.
Please contact Adam McLean adam@alchemywebsite.com if you wish to share material, provide better descriptions or correct errors.

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0001 Kilbirnie Cooperative
0002 Kilbirnie's First car 1904
0003 Kilbirnie Post Office
0004 Bernardo's Ladeside cafe
0005 Knox Institute and the Main Street
0006 Main Street from Craighouse Square
0007 Dennyholm Mill
0008 St Bridget Chapel and Masonic Temple
0009 Main Street before the Knox Institute
0010 Invitation to opening of Knox Institute front
0011 Invitation to opening of Knox Institute reverse
0012 Opening of Walker Hall 1916
0013 Unveiling of the Walker Memorial
0014 Opening of Knox Institute
0015 Opening of Knox Institute Drawing
0016 Kilbirnie Home Guard
0017 The old Stockbridge
0018 The new Stockbridge
0019 Funeral procession possibly of R W Knox
0020 Main Street before the Knox Institute
0021 Walker Hall 1931, performance of Messiah by Joint Church Choirs
0022 Demolition of chimney at steelworks
0023 Knox Memorial
0024 Statue of Hygeia
0025 History of Iron and Steel manufacture
0026 Demolition of the Wheatsheaf Inn
0027 Kilbirnie Fair
0028 Account of Kilbirnie Loch
0029 Notes on Minerals and Geology
0030 Account of Farming around Kilbirnie
0031 Account of the development of the town
0032 Account of the shops in Cochrane St
0033 Description of the Statue of Hygeia
0034 Canadian barn dance at the Walker Hall, 1972
0035 Kilbirnie Salvation Army's first hall
0036 Opening of Walker Hall Treasurer's report
0037 Map by General Roy 1726-1790
0038 Map of 1827 by Robert Aitken
0039 Procession at opening of Knox Institute (part 1)
0040 Procession at opening of Knox Institute (part 2)
0041 Opening of Knox Institute
0042 Knox's speech at the opening of the Knox Institute
0043 Speeches at the opening of the Knox Institute
0045 Map of Kilbirnie Parish 1828
0046 A walk down the Garnock
0047 Kilbirnie Fair, its origin and old time customs
0048 Main street early 20th century
0049 Main street 1916
0050 Cochrane Street
0051 Moorpark House
0052 Place House
0053 William Knox Institute and Main Street
0054 Quarry, early 20th Century, now demolished
0055 Kilbirnie Castle engraving
0056 Railway Cottages part of the 'Raws' beside the Loch was nicknamed 'Hairy corner'
0057 The Golden stairs or steps
0058 Mural in Walker Hall 1
0059 Mural in Walker Hall 2
0060 Mural in Walker Hall 3
0061 Mural in Walker Hall 4
0062 Mural in Walker Hall 5
0063 Early map of Kilbirnie area
0064 Article on Kilbirnie
0065 List of people recorded in Kilbirnie 16th and 17th centuries
0066 Humorous piece on Kilbirnie characters
0067 The pleasures of the countryside around Kilbirnie
0068 The Churches in Kilbirnie
0069 Laying the first stone of Masonic temple in Newton Street
0070 Cochrane Street
0071 Pulpit in Barony Church
0072 Jimmie Darroch's pub
0073 Local Worthies
0074 Sawpit site of the Masonic Temple
0075 Masonic Lodge
0076 Networkers Strike, 1913 (part 1)
0077 Networkers Strike, 1913 (part 2)
0078 Networkers Strike, 1913 (part 3)
0079 Thanks from the troops.html
0080 Exhibition of town centre improvement plan, 1988.html
0081 Account of the net works.html
0082 Bake House Montgomerieston Street.html
0083 The Breest
0084 Main Street
0085 Main Street
0086 Main Street
0087 National Federation of Women Workers Rally.html
0088 Newton Street.html
0089 Maich Bridge.html
0090 Bottom of Main Street in late 19th century.html
0091 Cook's Little Men band.html
0092 Quarry.html
0093 Moorpark mansion gates.html
0094 Dennyholm Mill.html
0095 Statistical Account 1793.html
0096 Stat. Account 1799 Appendix.html
0097 Stat. Account 1841 I Natural History.html
0098 Stat. Account 1841 II Civil History.html
0099 Stat. Account 1841 III Population.html
0100 Stat. Account 1841 IV Industry.html
0101 Stat. Account 1841 V Parochial Economy.html
0102 Stat. Account 1841 Miscellaneous Observations.html
0103 Hygeia.html
0104 Kilbirnie Cross, c. 1935.html
0105 Kilbirnie Cross.html
0106 Families living in Bank St and Glasgow St, circa 1920-30.html
0107 Kilbirnie Tract band, 1931.html
0108 Walker Hall.html
0109 Grand opening concert at Walker Hall, 9th September 1916.html
0110 Ladeside Football Team bringing home Scottish Junior cup, 1977.html
0111 View from demolished Dennyholm Mill.html
0112 1910 flood, showing wall washed away at Garnock St.html
0113 Central School
0114 Central School
0115 Kilbirnie Cross
0116 Garden City
0117 Garden City
0118 Bridgend School Pupils, 1913
0119 Curling at Place Pond
0120 William Knox Institute
0121 St Bridget's Chapel.html
0122 Main Street
0123 Erection of sculpture at Kilbirnie Cross
0124 Sculpture at Kilbirnie Cross
0125 Bridgend
0126 Map 01 Robert and James Gordon ca. 1636-1652
0127 Map 02 Blaue 1654. 1636-1652
0128 Map 03 Blaeu Atlas Maior 1662-5, Volume 6. 1636-1652
0129 Map 04 John Adair map of West of Scotland, 1685
0130 Map 05 Herman Moll 1745
0131 Map 06 William Roy - Military Survey of Scotland 1747-55
0132 Map 07 Armstrong, Andrew A new map of Ayrshire 1775
0133 Map 08 Ainslie Edinburgh 1821
0134 Map 09 Geological 1856
0135 Map 10 Ordnance Survey 1865
0136 Map 11 Ordnance survey 6 inch 1843-1882
0137 Map 12 Ordnance Survey 1856-95 sheet22
0138 Map 13 Ordnance Survey 25 inch to mile, 1st ed, 1855-1882
0139 Map 14 Ordnance Survey 25 inch to mile, 1st ed, 1855-1882
0140 Map 15 Geological Survey, Six-Inch to Mile, 1st edition, 1872
0141 Map 16 Geological Survey, Six-Inch to Mile, 1st edition, 1872 Full
0142 Map 17 Ayrshire VII.8 - Ord Survey 25 inch 2nd + later editions, 1892-1949
0143 Map 18 John Thompson 1823
0144 Map 19 1811 Map showing proposed route of canal
0145 Lion Ewer found in Kilbirnie Loch, 1872
0146 Three-legged pot found in Kilbirnie Loch in 1872
0147 Old Station Platform
0148 Remains of Kilbirnie Railway Station
0149 Auchencloigh lime kiln mound
0150 Ruins of the Bark Mill, Mains Burn
0151 John Kelso Hunter - The kind people of Kilbirnie
0152 Hugh Skillen Cinema and early memories
0153 Knox Institute technical description
0154 Crannog and Longboats found at Kilbirnie Loch
0155 Auld Kirk technical description.html
0156 Boece History of Scotland first mention of the Garnock
0157 Three legged pot and Lion shaped ewer, 1868-9
0158 Crannog on Kilbirnie Loch
0159 Kilbirnie women fishing net strike, picnic ayr
0160 Glengarnock Castle from the air
0161 Place Castle Kilbirnie
0162 Place Castle destroyed by fire
0163 History of Kilbirnie Place - Part 1 North Side
0164 The History of Kilbirnie Place - Part 2 South Side
0165 Old Bark Mill, Kilbirnie Loch
0166 A few of Boab's Kilbirnie memories
0167 Flying over Kilbirnie Loch
0168 Glengarnock Steelworks 1843-1985
0169 Thomas Crawford of Jordanhill's Tomb
0170 Old Kilbirnie Fire Station, Paddockholm Road
0171 Old Kilbirnie Fire Station, Paddockholm Road
0172 Networkers strike
0173 Knox of Moorpark memorials at the Barony Kirk in Kilbirnie
0174 Ladyland Castle in the 1820s
0175 Ladyland house
0176 1673 Lectern-style sundial, Ladyland house
0177 1821 sundial inscribed to William Cochran and his wife Catherine Hamilton Ladyland
0178 Knox_family_memorial,_Kilbirnie
0179 Kirkland
0180 Crawfurd's tomb with the old Kirk in the background
0181 Effigies of Craufurds of Jordanhill
0182 Canoe log boat, 1930
0183 Drawing of canoe found in Kilbirnie Loch
0184 Place Castle, 1904
0185 Place Castle Remains of the 'Grand Avenue'
0186 Place Castle (North)
0187 Place Castle (South)
0188 Place Castle from the south
0189 Kilbirnie Place
0190 Place Castle - Starving Pit prison entrance
0191 Place Castle
0192 Place Castle
0193 Kilbirnie Postcard
0194 Auld Kirk Lord's Loft
0195 Auld Kirk Cemetery
0196 Bridgend
0197 Carving in Auld Kirk
0198 Sculpture of wave commemorating the steel works
0199 Auld Kirk interior
0200 Ladyland Loft, Auld Kirk
0201 Kilbirnie Cross sculpture
0202 Tower crane Net works
0203 Small pier at Kilbirnie Loch
0204 Interior of West Church...or locally known as 'The Rid Kirk'
0205 Prince Charles visiting Kilbirnie outside the Central School
0206 Spout of the Garnock
0207 Holmhead, or Birtle Jock's farm. circa. 1870
0208 Entrance to Dennyholm Mill
0209 Joiners' shop at Steelworks
0210 Installation of Hygeia outside Dr Walker's House
0211 Back of Walker Hall
0212 Time Office ,Canteen, and Girder Shop at Steelworks
0213 Aerial view of Steelworks
0214 Recumbent Statues of Captain Craufurd and his wife
0215 Kilbirnie Loch seen from Beith
0216 Garnock Street
0217 Bank Street
0218 Central Avenue Garden City
0219 Crawfurd Tomb - engraving
0220 Crawford's sweetie shop with Camerons Post Office next door
0221 Kilbirnie Railway station
0222 Steelworks - engraving
0223 Flooding August 2008
0224 Flooding August 2008
0225 Flooding August 2008
0226 Flooding August 2008
0227 Kilbirnie Cross
0228 KIlbirnie Cross
0229 Kilbirnie Cross
0230 Kilbirnie Cross
0231 Kilbirnie Cross in 1980s
0232 Curling at Place Pond
0233 Women workers at Steelworks
0234 Workers at Steelworks 1923
0235 Steelworkers 1960s
0236 Moderator of Church of Scotland meeting workers in melting shop around 1955
0237 Steelworks
0238 Rail wagons at Steelworks
0239 Smiddy at Steelworks
0240 Steelworks
0241 The railbank at steelworks
0242 Steelworks engine
0243 Steelworks
0244 Steelworks
0245 Steelworks closure protest
0246 Demolition of chimney at steelworks 1950
0247 Crane engine at Steelworks
0248 Crane engine at Steelworks, now restored in museum>
0249 Hunger Marchers, 1932
0250 Football, 1977
0251 Football, 1987
0252 Glengarnock Ironworks & Kilbirnie Loch 1800s
0253 Kilbirnie seen from Glengarnock
0254 Central School
0255 Cochrane Street
0256 Cochrane Street Milton hotel
0257 Craighouse Square corner
0258 Gateside
0259 Glengarnock main street
0260 Glengarnock station
0261 Glengarnock
0262 Holmhead
0263 School Wynd
0264 Kirkland Terrace
0265 Lagoon at south end of Kilbirnie Loch
0266 Kilbirnie Loch with Whisky bonds
0267 Ladyland school
0268 Longbar
0269 Aerial view Moorpark House
0270 Aerial view of Kilbirnie from Glengarnock
0271 Aerial view Beith, Kilbirnie and Kilbirnie Loch
0272 Aerial view of Steelworks and railway track
0273 Aerial view of the Steelworks and Kilbirnie Loch
0274 Aerial View the Steelworks and Garnock Valley
0275 Aerial view of the Steelworks and the lochs
0276 Aerial view of the Steelworks and Kilbirnie Loch
0277 Aerial View of the Steelworks and Kilbirnie Loch
0278 Aerial View of the Steelworks and Kilbirnie Loch
0279 The Raws
0280 Garnock Street
0281 Railway tracks at the Raws
0282 Stonyholm Road
0283 Old Toll at the Auld Kirk
0284 School Wynd
0285 CO-OP Bakehouse in Muirend St
0286 Gala day