Lost Kilmarnock

Fully illustrated description of Kilmarnock’s well known, and lesser known, places that have been lost over the years. ''A fascinating and evocative book that brings back to life much that has been lost in the development of Ayrshire''s largest town, mainly over the period since photography came into use.'' ''This is a valuable collection that will be of most interest to anyone connected with Kilmarnock, but it will appeal to others as well, not least because of the way that it shows how to make an assemblage of old photographs rewarding and informative for the more casual reader. The information offered in the captions, while brief, is of great interest, and contains important local knowledge that adds significantly to the content – and stimulates further reminiscence.''

Kilmarnock is the largest town in Ayrshire and a major centre for the west of Scotland. It expanded hugely during the Industrial Revolution and in recent decades has rebuilt itself extensively, streets and structures built by Victorian planners being replaced with new shopping areas and buildings. Many of the manufacturing industries which had characterised Kilmarnock have closed in this period, from locomotive engineering, carpet making and agricultural machinery with Massey Ferguson, to Saxone shoes and Johnnie Walker whisky. The town has had to generate a new economy in recent years with the centre and housing areas being redeveloped.

Lost Kilmarnock presents a portrait of this town in Ayrshire over the last century to recent decades that has radically changed or disappeared today, showing not only industries and buildings that have gone but also people and street scenes, many popular places of entertainment and much more. This fascinating photographic history of lost Kilmarnock will appeal to all those who live in the area or know it well, as well as those who remember it from previous decades.

• | Author: Frank Beattie
• | Publisher: Amberley Publishing
• | Publication Date: Jul 15, 2024
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• | Binding: Paperback / softback
• | ISBN-13: 9781398118232
• | ISBN-10: 1398118230