!rvine Archive NEW TOWN icon - by Crawford Fulton
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The Water Bridge from Waterside - by Crawford Fulton
This photo was taken by George McMaster, around 1971/2. If you look to the left of the image you can make out the barrier for the Marress Roundabout; to the right, and through the trees of the Low Green, you can see that the westernmost part of Bridgegate is still intact.
Aerial view of The Royal Burgh of Irvine circa 1970 - by Crawford Fulton
Montgomery Street circa 1970 - by Crawford Fulton
This photo shows Montgomery and Loudoun Streets, a few years before their complete destruction. Pre-1967, the view along Loudoun Street (to the right) would have been dominated by the elegant steeple of Irvine Old Parish Church; it was, by this time, overshadowed by one of the 5 multi-storey Fullarton Flats (you can make out the church to the right of this structure).
Irvine Harbour (1970?) - by Crawford Fulton
This photo was taken by George McMaster. In the distance (centre to left) are the Dalry Hills. To the right of the photo are the buildings which belonged to Ayrshire Metal Products (manufacturers of cold rolled steel). These structures (demolished in the first years of the 21st Century) included remnants of the former Irvine and Ayrshire Dockyards. Ships were built in Irvine from the medieval era until 1936.