The Irvine Archive
If you'd like to see more of the history of Irvine, why not check out the Irvine Archive.
Co-operative Butchers, Fullarton - by Crawford Fulton
This photo was taken from George McMaster's Collection. It shows the first shop on the Fullarton side of the bridge (the parapet of which can be seen towards the left edge of the photo), to the south west of the River Irvine.
Irvine Wilson Fullarton Church, viewed from below Trinity Church (date unknown) - by Crawford Fulton
69 Old Irvine Fullarton - by Crawford Fulton
This photo was taken by George McMaster. This view is taken from the steeple of Irvine Old Parish Church: in the foreground are the villas and houses which reached down towards the River Irvine from Kirkgate; the Water Bridge is in the middle of the frame, with the WIlson Fullarton Church and Waterside curving round along the west bank of the River; in front of the Wilson Fullarton are the shops and pubs of Central Fullarton; and the houses and tenements of Friars Croft, New Street and Church Street beyond. At the top of the picture you can see the River Irvine as it doubles back on itself, to join with the estuary of the River Garnock in Scotland's Ancient Atlantic Gateway - Irvine Harbour. The Ardeer Peninsula, home of one of Alfred Nobel's first dynamite factories, lies at the top of the photograph.
Waterside Irvine (late 19th Century) - by Crawford Fulton
This photo is taken from George McMaster's Collection. As can be seen, the riverbank trees (now fully mature) have recently been planted, at the time when this photograph was taken. The road looks as if it is compacted earth and there is no kerb to the right side of it..