The Irvine Archive
If you'd like to see more of the history of Irvine, why not check out the Irvine Archive.
Bank Street/High Street Junction (circa 1900?) - by Crawford Fulton
This photo was taken from George McMaster's Collection.
Irvine Beach (with the former Lifeboat House in the background, Inter-war Years?) - by Crawford Fulton
This photo was scanned by Gordon McCreath and was originally taken by one of his relatives. (Gordon is unsure if it was his Grandfather or Uncle).
Meadow Camp Dundonald - by Crawford Fulton
This photo was taken from George McMaster's Collection. Comprising of around 200 huts, owned by Glaswegians, this Inter-war holiday camp had a shop and a dance hall. The Caledonian Paper plant stands on this site today.
Montgomery Street (late 19th Century) - by Crawford Fulton
This photo is taken from George McMaster's Collection. We are looking westward to the harbour from a few yards beyond the Water Bridge. The elegant arched stone railway bridge, which crosses the street in the distance, has been replaced by the less attractive iron one which we have today. The road to the left is Loudoun Street, the one to the right is Waterside. Not one structure which is seen here has survived to redevelopment of the area. Had the laws, then available to the local authority (Irvine Town Council), been used properly, this would have been designated as Conservation Area in 1967; instead of which, the area was completely wiped from the map by 1975.