The Irvine Archive
If you'd like to see more of the history of Irvine, why not check out the Irvine Archive.
Marymass Parade Crossing Over From Fullarton Irvine - by Crawford Fulton
This photo was taken by George McMaster.
Irvine High Street, looking north from Glasgow Vennel junction (post 1862) - by Crawford Fulton
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:
www.flickr.com/photos/crawfordfulton/5153294925/in/set-72...
Montgomery Street (Interwar Years) - by Crawford Fulton
This photo is taken from George McMaster's Collection, it looks east from New Street and the railway station towards the steeple of the Town House in the distance. This former bustling commercial area was demolished 1970-73 to make way for the Riverage shopping centre, which now presents a largely blank face towards New street, with only one shop entrance in sight (that of the ASDA supermarket,
