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Town Plans of Ayr. Detailed maps of Ayr over time, showing the development of the town. See also Ordnance Survey maps for developments after 1840. Browse Early Town Plans using a graphic index. Select the town plan you wish to view: 1693 - John SLEZER - The Prospect of the Town of Air from the East - on Slezer website.
- 1855 - Ordnance Survey - Large Scale Town Plan - 11 Sheets
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1895-1938 - ORDNANCE SURVEY - Six-inch 2nd and later edition...
- 1855 - Ordnance Survey - Large Scale Town Plan - 11 Sheets
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1895-1938 - ORDNANCE SURVEY - Six-inch 2nd and later edition maps of Scotland. 1900 - Gall & Inglis' new tourist map of Arran, with part of Bute, shewing the roads, hills, &c. 1902 - W & A.K. JOHNSTON - W. & A.K. Johnston's cyclists' and tourists' map of Ayrshire and portions of adjoining counties.
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Ayr is situated on Scotland's west coast at the influx of the River Ayr into the Firth of Clyde, about 30 miles south-west of Glasgow. The former county town of Ayrshire, it was granted the royal charter in 1205 by King William the Lion. Its name is taken from the River Ayr, which divides the town into two. Interestingly, it is only the area on the...
As today, Ayr in the 1850s was a busy and pleasant town, containing many important buildings of interest. Originally it grew around a castle built in 1197 by William the Lion. Robert the Bruce destroyed the castle in 1298. Over the centuries Ayr grew into an important centre of trade and, with its long sandy beach and various distractions, develope...
Ayr's county buildings (sheet 8), built around 1820, were based on the Temple of Isis in Rome and are still used as council offices. They comprise the court and record rooms and the county hall. Another focal point in the town, the imposing 113 feet high gothic statement of Wallace Tower, where William Wallace was apparently imprisoned, stands at t...
Ayr was an important seaport, and in 1792 an act was passed for deepening and maintaining the harbour (sheets 4 and 6), and enlarging and improving the quays. In 1817, another act was passed with the same goal. The principal trade at the time of survey was the exportation of coal to Ireland, and between 60,000 and 70,000 tons were exported each yea...
Ayr had many churches in the mid-eighteenth century, catering for all denominations. The old parish church of Ayr was built in 1654, and is surrounded by the town's original burial ground. The new church was erected in 1810, and cost of £5,703, which would be around £210,000 today. Combined, the two churches could seat 1,982 people. There were a nu...
Ayr Academy was regarded by Wilson (1857) as 'one of the best provincial seminaries in Scotland'. Founded in 1798, it superceded the parish schools of the area. It stands near the Fort (sheet 6). Wilson says, 'All the branches of education necessary for a commercial life are here taught by able masters'. Smith's Institution was a school for the poo...
By the mid-1800s, Ayr had a 'large and excellent' (Wilson 1857) public library, a public reading room, public baths, bowling and curling clubs and many other societies catering for all sectors of the population. It also had a theatre. Another popular diversion was horse racing, the racetrack being situated just outside the town. Ayr Racecourse, est...
Scotland: how to see it for five guineas. [With maps.] 1868. BRADBURY, John of Salford. Ayrshire Sheet XXXIII.NW - OS 6 Inch map. 1938. Ordnance Survey
Ayr is a royal burgh created in 1205. Ayr is a busy and attractive town which owes something at least of its prosperity to its connection with Robert Bums. The town stands on the banks of the River Ayr, at the point where that river enters the Firth of Clyde, so that it can also offer the attractions of a seaside resort.
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Ayrshire, a maritime co. in the SW. of Scotland, adjoining the cos. of Renfrew, Lanark, Dumfries, Kirkcudbright, and Wigtown. It is in the shape of a crescent, with the concave side, measuring about 70 miles, adjacent to the Firth of Clyde. Its greatest breadth, across the middle, is 30 miles. ...
