Historic Cumnock

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Various images of Cumnock and some Stevenson Dairy Farm Calenders

Staff 1939-40
  • Staff 1939-40
  • 1956 - Queen at Cumnock Station
  • 1956_Queen
    1956 - Queen at Cumnock Carnival
  • 1957 - Staff
  • Auchinleck Road
  • Ayr Road Bankend Mill 1948
  • Ayr Road Bankend Mill 1948
  • Ayr Road
  • Ayr Road Bankend farm and Greenmill Primary 1950s
  • Ayr Road Bankend farm
  • Bankend Farm from Cumnock Academy
  • Bankend Farm steps
  • Bankend
  • Bankend Tatties
  • Barony
  • Barony
  • Barony
  • Barony
    Barony
  • Benston Smiddy
  • Benston_Smiddy
    Benston Smiddy
  • Bottle_washer
    Bottle Washer
  • Bottle_Washing_copy
    Bottle Washer
  • Bottle_washing
  • Bottling
  • Calendar_1947_copy
  • Calendar_1947
  • Calendar_1956
  • Calndar_1948
  • Calves
  • carnival_Woodroad_Park_1948
  • Cars_at_Changue_copy
  • Cars_at_Changue
  • Catrine
  • changue_3
  • Changue_4_copy
  • Changue_4
  • Changue_fleet
  • Changue_trucks
  • Changue_Vans
  • Changue_view
  • Changue
  • Chanque
  • Chronicle_clipping
  • Corn_Stooks_1972
  • Cow
  • Cows_1969
  • Cows_2
  • Cows
  • Crofthead_eadow_1954
  • Crofthead
  • Cumnock_Academy__opeing_invite_1
  • Cumnock_Academy__opeing_invite_2
  • Cumnock_Creamery
  • Cumnock_from_South
  • Cumnock_View
  • Dairy_Staff
  • David_Maitland_Cowan_baker
  • Dettingen_Woods
  • Downstairs_bar_at_Royal_Hotel
  • Filling_Hall
  • Garallan_Cottage
  • Garallan_School
  • Glaisnock_Street_1951
  • Glaisnock_Street
  • Glengyron_Ditch
  • Glengyron_Farm
  • Greenmill_Opening
  • Greenmill_Prmary_54-55_Miss_Rae_teacher
  • Greenmill
  • Harvest_2
  • Harvest_at_Bankend
  • Harvest
  • Highhouse_Pit
  • Hospital_site_Shankston_and_bypass
  • Howford_Brig_1963
  • Killoch_Pit
  • Lochnorris_Auchineck_Road
  • Logan_Avenue
  • Logan_Primary
  • Lugar_Bowling_Green
  • lugar_rows
  • Lugar_Rows1
  • Milk_Bar_
  • Milk_Bar_2
  • Milk_Boy
  • Milk_Churner
  • New_Cumnock
  • Ochiltree_Mill
  • Old_Church_Trip_1956
  • Pool
  • Roseburn_1954
  • Roseburn_Glen
  • Roundsmen
  • Royal_Hotel_cocktail_bar._Jimmy_Findlay_and_Mr_Clark
  • Royal_Hotel_copy
  • Royal_Hotel_dining_room
  • Royal_Hotel_manageress_Miss_Salisbury
  • Royal_Hotel
  • Sandwitches
  • Shankston_Cottage_1949
  • Sorn_Castle
  • Staff_1957
  • Staff_1973
  • Staff_copy
  • Staff_Dance_1960s
  • Staff_Dinner
  • Staff_Night_Out
  • Staff
  • Stevenosons_Bakery_3
  • Stevenosons_Dairy_2
  • Stevenson_Dairy
  • Stevenson_Truck
  • Stevensons_bakery_2
  • Stevensons_bakery
  • Swimming_Pool_1947
  • Swimming_Pool
  • The_Square
  • Town_hall_Staff_dance_1960
  • Townhall_Staff_Dance
  • Tractor_at_Bankend_Farm
  • Train_line_new_cumnock
  • Train_line_to_New_Cumnock
  • Van_Drivers
  • Wartime_Changue
  • Whitehill_Bing
  • Woodhead_Cottage_1954
  • Woodroad_in_Winter
  • Woodroad_Winter

 

Old Skares

A_LongTime_Ago_010
Outside the Rows
  • A_LongTime_Ago_010
    Outside the Rows
  • A_LongTime_Ago_008
    Group of miners
  • A_LongTime_Ago_011
    Outside the Rows
  • Giants_Causeway
    Giants Causeway Skares Trip
  • Skares_Andy_Walker
    Andy Walker
  • Skares_Bus_outing
    Skares bus outing
  • Skares_School_1935
    Skares School
  • Skares_School_2
    Skares School
  • Skares_School_McClymont
    Skares School
  • Skares_School
    Skares School

 

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Ballochmyle Memories
  • 1
    Ballochmyle Memories
  • 1940
  • 2000
  • Ballochmyle_Invitation
  • Ballochmyle-Goldencover
  • clowns
  • Diamond-Jubilee_-photo
  • did-you-know
  • disaster
  • facepainters
  • fete_1950's
  • firefighter
  • geritric-ward-1957
  • police_dog
  • prizegiving_1957
  • santa
  • sliders

These are all photos from Ballochmyle Hospital where Bill was Head Porter.

Ayr_Road
Ayr Road from the Ballantine house at 48 Glaisnock Street.
  • Ayr_Road
    Ayr Road from the Ballantine house at 48 Glaisnock Street.
  • Congregational_Church
    Congregational Church, Auchinleck Road.
  • Cubbs_Glen
    Cubbs Glen up the Glenafton Water.
  • Early_Cumnock_Street
    Early shot of Townhead Street.
  • Glaisnock_Street
    Glaisnock Street.
  • John_Bairds_House_Lugar_Street_Back_garden
    John Baird's house and back garden in Lugar Street.
  • John_Bairds_House_Lugar_Street_Front
    John Baird's house and front garden in Lugar Street.
  • John_Ballatine's_Studio_Ayr_Road
    John Ballantine's studio at 23 Ayr Road.
  • Millbank_House
    Millbank House at Millbank.
  • Templand_Viaduct
    Templand Viaduct Woodroad Park.
  • Town_Hall
    Town Hall Glaisnock Street.
  • View_from_Glengyron
    View of Cumnock room Glengyron in the south.
  • View_from_Stepends_Bing
    View from Stepends Bing.

These are original Victorian albumen photographs by photographer John Ballantine. More about him HERE and a collection of his portrait photos HERE

Keir_Hardie_Hill
Keir Hardie hill back garden.
  • Keir_Hardie_Hill
    Keir Hardie hill back garden.
  • OAP_Night_out_Town_Hall
    Old folks party at the Town Hall.
  • skerrington_mill
    Skerrington Mill.
  • Woodroad_paddling_pool
    Woodroad paddling pool.
  • Crichton_West_masons
    Crichton West masons
  • Crichton_West_Masons_names_(partial)
    Crichton West masons

 

Ayr_Road_Bute_copy
Ayr Road
  • Ayr_Road_Bute_copy
    Ayr Road
  • Ayr_Road_copy
    Ayr Road
  • Ayr_Road
    Ayr Road
  • Ayr_Road2
    Ayr Road
  • Baird_Institute
    Baird Institute
  • Barrhill_Copy
    Barrhill Road
  • Barrhill
    Barrhill Road
  • Bowling_Club
    Bowling Club
  • Co-op
    Co-op Glaisnock Street
  • Coila_Place_and_football_ground_2
    Coila Place and Townhead Park
  • Coila_Place_and_football_ground
    Coila Place and Townhead Park
  • Congregational_Church_1
    Congregational Church
  • Congregational_Church_2
  • Craighead_Inn_Early
    Congregational Church
  • Crawfords
    Crawfords The Tanyard
  • Creoch_Dairy_van
    Creoach Diary van
  • Cumnock_fair
    Cumnock Fair
  • Cumnock_from_the_North
    Cumnock from the north
  • Cumnock_Railway_Station_1
    Cumnock railway station
  • station_platform
    Cumnock Station
  • Cumnock_Station
    Cumnock railway station
  • Station_Bridge
    Cumnock Station
  • Curling_Match
    Curling match
  • Drill_Hall_and_Glaisnock_Viaduct
    Drill Hall and Glaisnock viaduct
  • Dumfries_arms_stable
    Glaisnock Street
  • Early_Glaisnock_street
    Early Glaisnock Street
  • Early_view_from_Stepends
    View from Stepends
  • Garage_Ayr_Road
    Cowan and Pantons Ayr Road
  • Glaisnock_Cottage,_Betty's_Brig_and_McCartneys
    Glaisnock Cottage and Betty's Brig
  • Glaisnock_Street_Bridge_
    Old railway bridge top of Glaisnock Street
  • Glaisnock_Street_Bridge_1964
    Cumnock railway station
  • Glaisnock_Street
    Glaisnock Street
  • Glaisnock_Stret_Scene
    Glaisnock Street
  • Glaisnock_Viaduct_and_Wylie_Crescent
    Glaisnock viaduct and Wylie Crescent
  • Gorbals_Brig_demolition
    Glaisnock Street demolition
  • Greenholm_Laundry
    Greenholm laundry
  • Holmhead_Hospital
    Holmhead hospital
  • horse_and_cart
  • Horse_taxis
    The Square
  • John_Ballanties_Garden_1
    John Ballantine's garden 23 Ayr Road
  • John_Ballanties_Garden_2
    John Ballantine's garden 23 Ayr Road
  • John_Ballanties_Garden_3
    John Ballantine's garden 23 Ayr Road
  • John_Ballanties_Studio_1
    John Ballantine's garden 23 Ayr Road
  • John_Ballanties_Studio_2
    John Ballantine's garden 23 Ayr Road
  • John_Goldies_The_Square
    Goldies The Square
  • livingstone_2
    Linvingstone's Lugar Street
  • livingstone
    Livingstone's Lugar Street
  • Lugar_Street
    Back gardens Lugar Street
  • mid_townhead_street
    Police station Townhead Street
  • Nicol_Bros_Van
    Nicols van
  • old_cemetery
    Old cemetery Barrhill Road
  • Old_free_Church_Ayr_Road
    Old Free Church Ayr Road
  • Police_Station
    Police station Townhead Street
  • Quoiting_Medal_1862
    Quoiting medal 1862
  • Sandbed_Mill_the_Glebe
    Sandbed Mill the Glebe
  • Square_meeting_2
    The Square
  • Square_meeting
    The Square
  • Square_parade
    The Square
  • Square
    Goldies The Square
  • Square2
    The Square
  • Tanyard_lane
    Tanyard lane
  • Tanyard
    Tanyard
  • The_Square_-_Pawn_Steps
    The Square
  • TL_Murrays
    T L Murrays Glaisnock Street
  • Townhead_demolition
    Townhead demolition
  • Townhead_Street
    Townhead Street
  • Upper_Glaisnock_Street2
    Upper Glaisnock Street
  • Upper_Townhead_Street_2
    Upper Townhead Street
  • upper_townhead_street
    Upper Townhead Street
  • Vero_old_view_of_cumnock_from_engraving
    Old Cumnock
  • Victoria_Fountain_ceremony
    Victoria Fountain The Square
  • Woodroad_Bridge
  • Woodroad_Swings
  • Wylie_Crescent
Alex-muirs
Alex Muir Townhead Street
  • Alex-muirs
    Alex Muir Townhead Street
  • Ayr-Road
    Ayr Road
  • Baird-institute
    Baird Institute
  • bank-of-scotland
    Bank of Scotland Ayr Road
  • bell-tree
    The Bell Tree the Strand
  • Bute-Hospital
    Bute hospital Barrhill Road
  • Clydesdale-bank
    Clydesdale Bank the Square
  • Crichton-West-church
    Crichton West Church Ayr Road
  • cumnock-cinema_1930
    Cumnock Picture House Glaisnock Street 1930
  • Dumfries-arms-hotel
    Dumfries Arms Hotel Glaisnock Street
  • Dumfries-house
    Dumfries House
  • Free-Church
    Free Church Ayr Road
  • Garrallan-house
    Garrallan House
  • Glaisnock-House
    Glaisnock Street
  • Glaisnock-Street
    Glaisnock Street
  • glaisnock-viaduct
    Glaisnock Viaduct
  • Hillside-house
    Hillside House Barrhill Road
  • John-Baird
    John Baird by John Ballantine
  • Keir-hardie
    James Keir Hardie
  • Lochnorris-house
    Lochnorris Villa Auchinleck Road
  • Lugar-Street
    Lugar Street
  • Mccartney-workers
    McCartney's Engineering Works workers
  • Mccubbins
    Townhead Street
  • mer-cross-old
    Mercat Cross
  • Parish-Church-modern
    Cumnock Old Parish Church The Square
  • Peden-monument
    Alexander Peden Monument Barrhill Cemetery
  • Public-School
    Cumnock Public School Barrhill Road
  • Royal-craighead
    Royal Hotel and Craighead Inn
  • Skares_Rows_Spring_1919
    Skares Rows
  • Square
    The Square 1960s
  • square2
    Glaisnock Street
  • St-Johns-church
    St Johns Glaisnock Street
  • swimmingpool1
    Cumnock swimming pool
  • swimmingpool2
    Cumnock swimming pool
  • Town-hall
    Town Hall Glaisnock Street
  • Townhead-street
    Townhead Street
  • war-memorial
    War Memorial Cumnock New Cemetery Glaisnock Street
  • wodroad-park-childrens-paddling-pool
    Woodroad Park
  • woodroad-park
    Woodroad view of Pool

 

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