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Looking across from the Legate to the Afton Road |
The Auld Mill from entrance to Afton Road |
The Afton Road |
Looking up the Afton Road |
The side of the Old Mill farm |
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The garden of the Old Mill |
Another view |
The chemist and chippy |
The bowling club |
Closer view of the bowling club |
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Loking towards the Castle Hotel |
A plaque at the entrance to the Auld Kirk |
The front of the Auld Kirk |
Another view |
The rear of the kirk |
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And the side view |
looking back to the Auld Kirk |
Miller Road from the Auld Kirk |
It's been known as the Stamp Brae, the Stank Brae but now Castlehill |
A bit further down Castlehill with the Arthur Memorial Church falling to bits on the left. |
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Mansfield Road |
Mansfield Road nearer Pathhead |
Again a wee bit further up |
Southampton House. I believe its now a restuarant. Do you know the history Mr. Rogerson? |
Nearing the end of the Mansfield Road |
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Used to be the bank at Pathhead |
The rear of Trotters |
Awaiting info |
The rear of Trotters shop which one once their factory |
The back of the newer shops in the Castle |
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All that remains of the Bank School |
Alex Montgomery of the Bank who kindly invited me in to his home to explain the history of the area |
Alex outside the house he built himself |
Looking down towards the Bank School from Glen Park |
Taken from Glen Park looking towards Craigbank |
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The Glen Park garages |
Looking into Glen Park from the Bank |
The entrance to the old Bank House, now just a stable |
Same picture as previous one but with some zoom applied |
Glen Park from the entrance to the Bank House |
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On the left was the site of Garrascairn Cottages |
On the right was the entrance to The Crescent, on the left across from the house was Curries pub and grocers |
The site of what was the second post office at the Bank |
The Bank School House currently occupied by Mrs. Hogg (sep 2007) |
Bank Cottage often referred to the Gatehouse at the start of the Furnace Road |
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The wall of the Bank House gardens from the Furnace Road |
Awaiting info |
Corcencon and New Cumnock from the Bank House |
A butterfly snapped on the Furnace Road |
Getting closer to the Bank House from the Furnace Road |
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The stables at the Bank House |
Anothe view of the stables |
Taken from the old Connelpark Co-op looking at the new houses on the Boig Road |
The Tam O'Shanter Cafe, formally Danny Rae's but closed due to fire damage. I thought best get a picture before its not there:( |
The sheds at the Bank School |
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The remains of the extension to the Bank School |
Another view |
Many of the school photos were taken here |
The rear of the Bank School |
Looking from the Bank School to where the Post Office would have been located. anyone know if this was was the original school or indeed the Post Office? |
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From the Bank to the Afton Brickworks and opencast |
I had to fight my way through bushes, trees and nettles to get the pics of the Bank School, hence you have so many! |
The new houses at Connelpark |
The old Connelpark co-op partly hidden by a new house |
Taken from the old Co-Op looking towards NC. Once littered with houses but not at present. |
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Now I want one of these! New houses being built on the Boig Road |
South Boig Farm. Once surrounded by miners rows and football field and looking likely to be surrounded by new private houses |
Taken from the Boig Road, where once the miners rows sat. Here was the Fitba Row etc |
The railway crossing at Connelpark, now missing the old Gatehouse that Bobby Rogerson remembers so well with what was Murray's shop in the background |
From the crossing towards Lochside. Missing are the miners rows and the old Glen's football pitch on the left |
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From the Lagoons with the Parish church proudly standing out in the background |
The rear of the Bowling Green, the Parish Church and the Crown Hotel |
Taken during my stroll of the lagoons. But what is it? |
Three lovely ladies enjoying the sun |
Curious to what the passer bye is up to |
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The grass is always greener..... |
The replacement shopping precinct but not a touch on the 'auld' Castle buildings |
Possibly remnants from the Gas Works? Originals or an after thought? |
A close up of the pipes at the Gas Works |
The view from the back of McKechnie' Garage with the CO-OP in front |
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A confused swan maybe! |
The Old Mill Farm from the Lagoons |
Loch Park, home of the Glen's from the Lagoons |
Young Cygnets at the Lagoons |
The Lagoons looking towards the Leggate and what may have been the area of the old sewage works |
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The Leggate from the Lagoons and the area of the old sewage works |
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