Kilwinning Road/ Burns Street, Irvine - by Crawford Fulton
This photo was taken by George McMaster, possibly in the 1960s(?). We are looking from the current location of the junction of Kilwinning Road and the Northern Approach Road, almost due south towards the historic town centre. The distant spire (in the centre, to the left of 2nd concrete lamppost) belongs to the 1774 Irvine Old Parish Church: www.flickr.com/photos/crawfordfulton/7709148580/in/set-72...
Irvine 600 Pageant, Meadow Park, 1972 - by Crawford Fulton
This photograph was donated to The Irvine Archive by Nora Ridley.
Irvine Town Centre North 1970 - by Crawford Fulton
The upper Bridgegate looking east circa 1970 - by Crawford Fulton
Bridgegate (circa 1971) - by Crawford Fulton
This image is taken from George McMaster's Collection. You can clearly see that businesses are starting to relocate in readiness for the demolition of the north side of the street. My thanks go to William Strannigan for these comments: '(this) photo contains, in the centre, a cafe owned by Joe Bramanti , run by a Benedetti who's brother I think was Giovanni Benedetti , who's became a millionaire from industrial cleaning clothes, and industrial rags. His daughter is the famous renowned violinist Niccola Benedetti . I spent a lot of time in that cafe, it was across the road from my grandfathers other bakery shop , J.Short and Sons.'
I. like many Irvinites, had a deep love of the mutton pies which you could buy, piping hot, in Short's bakery.