Ardrossan - On This Day In History

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GLASGOW HERALD
4 OCTOBER 1919

RAILWAY STRIKE

Ardrossan:
Motor transport has been dealing fairly satisfactorily with traffic from Arran via Ardrossan but arrangements were made for the steamer yesterday to sail direct from the island to Greenock instead of to Ardrossan. The passengers there transferred to a steamer for Glasgow.

One train per day each way is still being run.

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GLASGOW HERALD
4 OCTOBER 1887

DEATH

CROSS: At Harbour Place, Ardrossan, on Sabbath evening, 2nd instant, aged sixty-seven, Rev. ALEXANDER CROSS.

DEATH OF REV. ALEXANDER CROSS

This highly respected minister died on Sunday night. It will be remembered that the reverend gentleman was seized with paralysis on Sunday, 25 September, while preaching his afternoon discourse. From this attack he never rallied.

Rev. Mr. Cross was a native of Hamilton, and came to Ardrossan about the year 1845, while yet a student. The congregation of the Independent Church then worshipped in a small hall in Glasgow Street, and Mr. Cross was ordained to the pastoral oversight of the congregation in November, 1846, so that he laboured in that role for over 40 years.

Some 30 year ago the congregation built the church in Harbour Place. Mr. Cross succeeded the Rev. Peter Mather, and had the honour of being the oldest minister in the town, and pastor of the first congregation ever formed in that place.

When the School Board was first formed he was elected one of its members, and continued to hold his seat up till the period of his death. For a considerable time he was one of the elected members of the Parochial Board. In connection with the temperance work he did a great deal of good, and only a few weeks ago the Good Templars throughout North Ayrshire testified their appreciation of his efforts by a testimonial.

The deceased gentleman was 67 years of age.

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GLASGOW HERALD
5 OCTOBER 1846

SHIP NEWS

Arrived at Ardrossan, October 1, the barque DUKE OF CORNWALL, Ronald, form Quebec, in 29 days.

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VESSEL LAUNCHED
5 OCTOBER 1917

THE PHILOTIS

The steel screw steamer PHILOTIS – 200 feet in length, 30 feet in breadth, and 19 feet in depth - built by Ardrossan Dry Dock & Shipbuilding Company Limited for J. & P. Hutchison Limited, Glasgow, was launched on the above date.

[Further details of this vessel, including one photograph, is included in the following link: -

https://www.clydeships.co.uk/view.php?y ... l=PHILOTIS

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GLASGOW HERALD
5 OCTOBER 1921

NEW VESSEL

The Ardrossan Dry Dock & Shipbuilding Company launched yesterday the twin-screw motor ship LOUISIANA, which they have built for Det Forenede Dampskibs-Selskab of Copenhagen.

The vessel, which is the largest yet built at Ardrossan, is 407 feet in length between perpendiculars, 55 feet in moulded depth, 27 feet 9 inches in depth to upper deck, and of 10,300 tons deadweight.

[Further details of this vessel, including one photograph, is included in the following link: -

https://www.clydeships.co.uk/view.php?y ... =LOUISIANA

[meekan]

That's a big ship didn't think they would be able to launch a ship that size the length of a football pitch. Must have been launched into open sea at yard that Lord Lithgow closed.

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GLASGOW HERALD
6 OCTOBER 1886

ARDROSSAN SCHOOL BOARD

The monthly meeting of this Board was held yesterday – Mr. Thomas Kirkhope, chairman, presiding.

From the officer’s report it appeared that out of a total of 846 children of school age in Ardrossan 827 were attending school, the number in Saltcoats being 732, with an attendance of 720.

A number of defaulting parents were brought before the Board, the majority of the cases being continued for a month on promise of amendment.

The report of the Ardrossan Committee recommended that in accordance with the requirement of the Code a second set of reading books be provided for the children in Standards I, II, and III for the .use of the inspector, and that this be done at the expense of the Board.

An alteration was suggested in the districts of the two officers.

In regard to arrears of fees of those children leaving the infant school to join the higher standards the teachers were instructed to collect such arrears.

The recommendations were agreed to.

In the case of six of a family attending it was agreed to charge the youngest only half fees.

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WIKIPEDIA SHIPWRECKS
7 OCTOBER 1822

THE LIVELY

The vessel LIVELY, while on a voyage from Dublin was driven ashore at Ardrossan, its port of destination.

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GLASGOW HERALD
7 OCTOBER 1867

SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE

The tug-steamer RUBY reports that the brig ARIEL, of and from Ardrossan to Dublin, is ashore on Ailsa Craig.

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GLASGOW HERALD
8 OCTOBER 1878

ROAD TRUSTEES

A meeting of the Irvine and District Road Trustees was held yesterday in Irvine Council Chambers – Mr. Mutter, Meiklelaught, presiding.

The surveyor gave in a report as to the alteration in the boundaries of the burgh of Ardrossan, and the claim of the Trustees to assess on the burgh property in respect thereof.

The matter was talked over, but no resolution was come to.

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GLASGOW HERALD
8 OCTOBER 1918

BIRTH

RAE: At 11 Princes Street, Ardrossan, on the 5th instant, the wife of Signaller JAMES RAE, R.S.F., B.E.F., FRANCE, a son.

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GLASGOW HERALD
8 OCTOBER 1884

ARDROSSAN – SCHOOL BOARD PROSECUTIONS

At a J.P. Court held yesterday, three parties were prosecution, at the instance of the School Board, for failing to provide for the regular attendance of their children at school.

Attendance orders were pronounced in each case, ordering the children to attend school.

Messrs. D. I. Mack and J. L. Bailey were the Justices, and Mr. Emslie prosecuted.