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The gap is the site of The Regal picture house. The Chinese used to be the Snooker Hall. The flats on the right was Hunters shop |
The Bank on the left, what was Hunters shop and continuing down towards Loch Park |
The Mural on the wall of The Castle Hotel (painted by Pamela Ramage). The empty space was where Sanny Gibson's shop was |
A sad sight. Trotters shop now closed |
The Swimming Pool and Community Centre looking towards The Toll |
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Once it was Tweedie's then McGarva's Garage |
The Scout hut |
looking across to Knockshinnoch from the Scout hut |
The Town Hall which now plays home to the Police Station too |
The Parish Church and Town Hall |
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Once a big employer in New Cumnock, Halls factory lies empty |
The Crown Hotel with the CO-OP and St. Blains in the distance |
Not the original Police Station but the most recent and it lies abandoned as does the two police houses on the right |
The Town School now known as Castle Primary |
Taken from St. Blains with the CO-OP on the left and chemist shop on the right |
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St. Blains used to host the doctors surgery and is up for sale (April 2002) |
Looking up to what is left of Burnside. The Burnfoot Rows were on the right here and the bus terminus on the left |
The old CO-OP at Burnside, still used by bikers |
Another view of Burnside |
Burnfoot Farm now derelict |
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Knowetop |
Cascava Kennels |
The entrance to the old Bank Pit |
What used to be Blair Street |
Craigbank. Blair Street was on the right and The Crescent across the road on the left |
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The managers garages still there. The space on the left was the site of the Bank church. The houses are Glen Park |
From the site of the Bank Church, with the Bank School House on the left |
The Bank House Gatehouse. The Bank House was up over the hill behind the cottage |
The old Police Station on the Bank Brae |
Looking down from the Bank Brae |
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The Connel Burn bridge. There were rows in front of the Boig Farm on the right such as the Fitba Row and North Boig Street. What was the Connelpark CO-OP is on the right. |
This is now a house but it used to be Murray's Shop. The road bends down to the Leggate |
Taken from the front of what was Murray's shop |
All that is left of Knockshinnoch Castle Colliery |
The new washer for Knockshinnoch open cast |
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The Old CO-OP at the Station side of the Castle |
Knockshinnoch Farm |
St. Margaret's School was where the railings are at the Leggate |
Danny's Brig. thought to be named after local councillor Danny Robertson. This is the second bridge. The first one was a wooden structure |
The Castle from the old smiddy. The Glens Bar is on the left |
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Two burnt out cars in the field at West Park farm. I find this astonishing that this goes on in New Cumnock and that the wrecks aren't removed |
Fond memories for me as I used to play for Cairnhill on this very park at Greenhead |
The view from Mounthope into Mason Avenue over Greenhead |
Mounthope Terrace |
Entering New Cumnock from Kirkconnel |
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Southampton House on the Mansfield Road which has a long history and was once occupied by Boabby Rogerson |
Looking down Mansfield Road from Pathhead |
The empty space where the Cross Keys pub was at Pathhead |
McKechnie's Garage, The Castle |
The once proud Arthur Memorial Church, not so proud now. Badly needing a purpose in life |
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The once majestic Arthur Memorial Church is now a but of an eyesore |
Looking up the Bank Brae. The building on the left was Connelpark CO-OP. There were houses all along both sides of the road here |
All that remains of the Bank School |
Looking out the Boig Road from the Store corner. Again nothing remains of the miners rows that populated either side of the road |
Looking down into Burnside |
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The crumbling Castle Hotel. You can clearly see the original brick work as the masonry has fallen off in parts. The space on the left was the site of Sanny Gibson's shop and on the right the Regal picture house would have stood |
Looking down to Murray's shop from the Store corner. The level crossing gates can be seen and the gatehouse was on the right, which is where Bobby Rogerson lived for a while |
The miners lamp situated at the Castle is a tribute to the 13 men who died at Knockshinnoch Castle Colliery 1950 |
Another view along the Castle |
Trotters shop is on the left as we look along the Castle towards the Toll |
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New Cumnock Bowling Green which was opened in 1860 |
Looking along the Castle from the Community Centre |
Knowetop taken from the old Bank pit road |
The main scheme and Corcencon Hill from a field near the graveyard. The Afton flows nearby in the gully just before the houses |
New wall being built just before the Toll will be part of the new historic gardens. |
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Some old buildings just before the Afton bridge. It looks like they are on borrowed time |
The new bridge across the Afton. I preferred the old one though |
Taken at the end of Nithsdale Avenue |
Looking up the hill at Afton Bridgend from the workmen's club towards Kirkconnel |
Taken at the bottom of the Lime Road looking up to the Kirkconnel end of Afton Bridgend |
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Cairnhill Place known locally as the Coupla |
All that is left of the wooden houses in Farden Avenue. Shortly to be pulled down |
The other side of the road in Farden Avenue to the previous picture. The grassy area once had houses on it |
The start of Greenbraes. Again lots of houses missing |
I lived in Hamilton Drive for a while with my Grandparents. There were prefabs here where the grass is. Also missing are the some of the houses from Glenafton Drive running to the right |
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Looking up the Lime Road. The entrance to Cairnhill place can be seen on the left and the co-op store at the top |
Looking from The Lime Road to the back doors of Burnton Place. The church can be seen in the distance |
The view down Lime Road with the entrance to Hamilton Drive on the right |
The top end of Lime Road. My Grandparents lived in the second house up from the store |
Afton Bridgend at the bottom of Lime Road |
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New Cumnock's out door swimming pool just before opening for the summer. Why this pool never had a roof over it is beyond me |
Not much left of Stellhead Avenue these days |
The once busy Lime Road Store lies empty and unused |
The road leading up what was the Bank House from Glen Park |
Same area, further up with the ruins of the barns and stables visible |
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The chimney is all that remains of the Bank Chippy |
Youngsters playing in the Afton at the annual duck race |
How long will this young lad stay in New Cumnock I wonder? |
Taken at the duck race 2002, Nancy Craig, Isobel Sykes, and Crawford Sloan working hard |
The locals were horrified when the gypsies put up camp on the site of the old Bank School |
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Pathhead, looking towards Cumnock |
All that remains of Blair Street today |
More locals at the duck race. Can someone supply names? |
Lovely picture of the Auld Kirk and Graveyard |
Glen Park. These were the managers houses at one time. The old road leads up to the area of the Bank House |
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Greenhill Avenue getting ready to be pulled down |
Greenhill, one of the most popular streets is all but gone now |
Burnt out cars and derelict houses |
Former residents of Greenhill, will have their hearts broken when they see this |
Demolition begins |
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A view of the council scheme from Stephen Pritchard |
Stellhead and Glenafton Drive from Stephen Pritchard |
The painting on the side of the Castle Hotel from Stephen Pritchard |
Taken from what was Greenhill avenue by Stephen Pritchard |
A view down Stellhead by Stephen Pritchard |
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Another view of the scheme from Stephen Pritchard |
The Castle from the railway station from Stephen Pritchard |
Looking down Stellhead from Stephen Pritchard |
Another from Stephen Pritchard |
Taken from Cairnhill Primary by Stephen Pritchard |
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