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.

Lower Bridgegate looking east circa 1870 - by Crawford Fulton

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,

NEW IRVINE ARCHIVE LOGO - by Crawford Fulton
This new design, which follows the design style of CI's 'I Love Irvine' campaign logo, will be rolled out across all the Archive's web presence over the next week.

Irvine Tollbooth, watercolour (pre 1860) - by Crawford Fulton

Irvine High Street 1962 - by Crawford Fulton
This photograph was commissioned for a postcard and dated 30th January 1963; but was probably shot during the preceding Summer.

