Main Street
West Main Street 4 Kids
West Main Street 4 Kids. Date currently unknown.
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Walk through the Darvel of earlier generations—from a busy Main Street and Hastings Square to Morton Park, Priestland and the streets beyond.
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The town remembered
Familiar streets, different times.
These photographs record everyday Darvel: shops and houses, transport and industry, public occasions and quiet corners. Some are precisely dated; others still have stories waiting to be recovered.
Digitised from artefacts held by Darvel Museum at the Town Hall, with thanks to Frank Donnelly for his longstanding care of the collection.
Main Street
West Main Street at Burn Road 1936
West Main Street at Burn Road 1936. Date currently unknown.
Main Street
Coop Central Premises
Coop Central Premises. Date currently unknown.
Main Street
Main Street Shoppers Horse Cart
Main Street Shoppers Horse Cart. Date currently unknown.
Main Street
Town Hall Opening Ceremony
Town Hall Opening Ceremony. 1905.
Main Street
Kilmarnock Bus Town Hall
Kilmarnock buses at Hastings Square. Date unknown.
Main Street
Town Hall and monument
Town Hall. Date unknown. Whatever happened to the monument on the left?
Main Street
King Edward VII Funeral Procession
King Edward VII Funeral Procession. 1910.
Main Street
Main Street Gemmell 1940
Main Street Gemmell 1940. Date currently unknown.
Main Street
Main Street, looking east at Jamieson Road.
Main Street, looking east at Jamieson Road.. Date currently unknown.
Main Street
West Main Street Barbers Pole
West Main Street Barbers Pole. Date currently unknown.
Main Street
Townfoot Looking East
Townfoot. Date unknown.
Main Street
Townfoot Old Car Loudoun Hill
Townfoot. Date unknown.
Main Street
Townfoot Slush Kids
Townfoot. Date unknown.
Main Street
Townfoot, A Wintry Morning
Townfoot. A wintry morning. Date unknown.
Main Street
Toll Gate at Main Street Randoldcoup Road No Town Hall
Toll Gate at Main Street Randoldcoup Road No Town Hall. Date currently unknown.
Main Street
The Cross
The Cross. Date currently unknown.
Main Street
Main Street Zebra Crossing
Main Street Zebra Crossing. Date currently unknown.
Main Street
Main Street Womand Pram
Main Street Womand Pram. Date currently unknown.
Main Street
Main Street Two Lads
Main Street Two Lads. Date currently unknown.
Main Street
Main Street Town Hall Gas Lamp
Main Street Town Hall Gas Lamp. Date currently unknown.
Main Street
Lammie Brothers Ready Mades
Lammie Brothers Ready Mades. Date currently unknown.
Main Street
Main Street looking west
Main Street looking west. Date currently unknown.
Main Street
Main Street Rogerson
Main Street Rogerson. Date currently unknown.
Main Street
Main Street Boys Temple Street
Main Street Boys Temple Street. Date currently unknown.
Main Street
Main Street looking west man boy
Main Street looking west man boy. Date currently unknown.
Main Street
Hastings Square Gas Lamp
Hastings Square. Date unknown.
Main Street
Hastings Square Ladies Bicycles
Gathering at Hastings Square. Date unknown
Main Street
Lang Toon of Darvel, looking east
Lang Toon of Darvel, looking east. Date currently unknown.
Main Street
Main Street Bus Waterlip
East Main Street at Waterlip Path. Date unknown.
Main Street
Lammie Brothers Tailors
Lammie Brothers Tailors. Date currently unknown.
Main Street
Townhead Boy
Townhead. Date unknown.
Main Street
Townhead Darvel Girl
Townhead. Date unknown.
Main Street
Townhead
Townhead. Date unknown.
Ranoldcoup Road
Ranoldcoup Road Mair’s Road
Ranoldcoup Road Mair’s Road. Date currently unknown.
Ranoldcoup Road
Town Foot Horse Cart
Town Foot Horse Cart. Date currently unknown.
Ranoldcoup Road
Hastings Place Ranoldcoup Road
Hastings Place Ranoldcoup Road. Date currently unknown.
Ranoldcoup Road
Screenshot 2024-09-04 at 22.21.28
Screenshot 2024-09-04 at 22.21.28. Date currently unknown.
Morton Park
Morton Park with shelter
Morton Park with shelter. Date currently unknown.
Morton Park
River Irvine Morton Park Man Pipe
River Irvine Morton Park Man Pipe. Date currently unknown.
Morton Park
Morton Park Steps Kids River
Morton Park Steps Kids River. Date currently unknown.
Morton Park
Childrens Corner Morton Park
Childrens Corner Morton Park. Date currently unknown.
Morton Park
Morton Park and pond
Morton Park and pond. Date currently unknown.
Morton Park
Morton Park River Irvine No Steps
Morton Park River Irvine No Steps. Date currently unknown.
Morton Park
Ranoldcoup Bridge River Irvine
Ranoldcoup Bridge River Irvine. Date currently unknown.
Morton Park
Stepping Stones Morton Park
Stepping Stones Morton Park. Date currently unknown.
Priestland
Priestland Horse Cart
Priestland Horse Cart. Date currently unknown.
Priestland
Ayr bus in Priestland
Ayr bus in Priestland. Date currently unknown.
Priestland
Priestland from Darvel
Priestland from Darvel. Date currently unknown.
Priestland
Damage by flood at Darvel Dam Aug 1920
Damage by flood at Darvel Dam Aug 1920. Date currently unknown.
Priestland
Crofthead Tearoom 1971 2
Crofthead Tearoom, Priestland. Date Unknown.
Priestland
Crofthead Tearoom 1971
Crofthead Tearoom, Priestland. Date Unknown.
Other Places
Alex Jamieson Company
Alex Jamieson Company. Date Unknown.
Other Places
Burn Road Cottages
Burn Road. Date Unknown.
Other Places
Burn Road
Burn Road. Date Unknown.
Other Places
Burnbank Street
Burnbank Street. Date Unknown.
Other Places
Campbell Street
Campbell Street. Date Unknown.
Other Places
Damage by flood at Darvel Dam Aug 1920
Flood damage at Darvel Dam. August 1920.
Other Places
Darvel Coop Gala Day 1913 Unknown Location
Darvel Coop Gala Day 1913
Other Places
Darvel Fire Station and Stables for Coop Horses
Darvel Fire Station, later was stables for Coop horses.
Other Places
Darvel from north west multiple chimneys
Look at the number of industrial chimneys. Date unknown.
Other Places
Darvel from south overview
Overview from the south. Date unknown.
Other Places
Darvel from the west
Date unknown.
Other Places
DHD 311 Easton Memorial Church
Eastman Memorial Church. Date unknown.
Other Places
Donnington Street Houses
East Donnington Street. Date unknown.
Other Places
East Donnington Street
East Donnington Street. Date unknown.
Other Places
Edith Street
Edith Street. Date unknown.
Other Places
Factory Roofs Scout Hall
Factory roofs. Date unknown.
Other Places
Entering Darvel from west
From Gowanbank. Date unknown.
Other Places
Glen Crescent Construction
Construction of Glen Crescent. Date unknown.
Other Places
John Morton Crescent from east
John Morton Crescent. Date unknown.
Other Places
Kirkland Park House
Kirkland Park House. Date unknown.
Other Places
Kirkland Road looking north
Kirkland Park Road. Date unknown.
Other Places
Kirkland Road
Kirkland Park Road. Date unknown.
Main Street
Main Street and the Turf Hotel
Main Street looking towards the Turf Hotel and church spire. Date unknown.
Main Street
Main Street with horse-drawn cart
Main Street during the horse-drawn era. Date unknown.
Morton Park
Ranoldcoup Bridge
A historic view of Ranoldcoup Bridge. Date unknown.
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