The town of Irvine is at least 1,000 years old, and has accumulated a whole load of history in that time, this section deals with some of it.

08 Aerial Irvine Shipyard Church Street, Cochrane Street - by Crawford Fulton
This photo was taken from George McMaster's Collection.

Irvine Glasgow Vennel, the Heckling Shop in which Robert Burns (The Bard of Scotland) worked in the flax trade 1781-2, date of photograph unknown - by Crawford Fulton

Bank Street/High Street Junction (circa 1900?) - by Crawford Fulton
This photo was taken from George McMaster's Collection.

Ayr Road, Irvine - by Crawford Fulton
This colourised photo was taken from George McMaster's Collection. It dates from the Inter-war years . All of the more distant properties have been demolished (with the exception of Trinity Church).

Irvine High Street, looking north from Glasgow Vennel junction (post 1862) - by Crawford Fulton

