The Irvine Archive
If you'd like to see more of the history of Irvine, why not check out the Irvine Archive.
Irvine The Timmer Land, north west corner of High Street and Bridgegate, painting (date unknown) - by Crawford Fulton
The Timmer Land is the arcaded building on the right of this image, it was replaced by the 'Saddler's Corner':
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And then, in 1972, by Bridgegate House:
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Sadly, North Ayrshire Council have chosen to reclad, rather than demolish, this eyesore. As it is located in the heart of Irvine Central Conservation Area, and it is wrong in terms of plan (it breaks from the historic alignment of both Bridgegate and High Street) and massing (it is too high), this is a bizarre and irrational decision. They have been aided and abetted in this by Irvine Bay Regeneration Company, a body who are to good planning what the German U Boats were to safe transatlantic trade from 1940-45.
Irvine Royal Academy from Irvine Moor, engraving (date unknown) - by Crawford Fulton
This beautiful building was designed by David Hamilton, one of Glasgow's best architects (he designed, amongst other noted projects, the Queen Street facade of the Gallery of Modern Art in Glasgow). The school was completed in 1816, but demolished before the end of that century in order to make way for a larger replacement, which can be viewed here:
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IRVINE ARCHIVE PRE-1966 ICON NEW hi res - by Crawford Fulton
74 Trinity Church Unfinished - by Crawford Fulton
This photo was taken from George McMaster's Collection.