Irvine was officially designated as a "New Town" in 1966, the fifth and last to be developed in Scotland and the only 'new town' to be located on the coast. This section will detail some of the developments that took place during this time, and those that did not take place at all.

The Last Pub In Fullarton 1971 - by Crawford Fulton
By the time that this photo was taken by George McMaster, Central Fullaton's days were numbered: the Church Street tenements had been demolished, as had half of Waterside; all that remained of Friars Croft was an isolated, boarded-up, 2 storey, stone house; and, at the top of the image you can make out the twin muddy tracks, which would become the Northern Approach Road.