The Irvine Archive
If you'd like to see more of the history of Irvine, why not check out the Irvine Archive.
08 Aerial Irvine Shipyard Church Street, Cochrane Street - by Crawford Fulton
This photo was taken from George McMaster's Collection.
Irvine Tollbooth (pre-1860) - by Crawford Fulton
The Tollbooth was the historic home of Irvine Town Council, which was on the first floor of this building. The Burgh Jail was accommodated on the ground floor. It was demolished in 1862.
Irvine Cross circa 1900 - by Crawford Fulton
This tinted postcard is in remarkable condition for its age, three of these four corners are intact. Sadly the fourth is now a monstrous piece of crass modern architecture, which, at a cost to the taxpayer of £9m, has recently reclad; those involved failed to appreciate that the form of the building was alien to the conservation area in which it is located; a case of making a pig's rear out of a pig's ear!
