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Brian, it is going to auction with the starting price being dropped from £400,000 to just over £100,000 bargain :lol:. Used to love the Burns especially parties on the top floor. Incidentally the kings has been closed for a few years now and is looking quite derelict.
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I'm a wee bit confused here. Firstly, please don't tell me that the Kings Arms Hotel in the High Street, Irvine - "has been closed for a few years now and is looking derelict" (it was once the "in" place in the town) - and the only licensed establishment I remember "across the road" from it (I'm talking 1960s) was the Eglinton Arms Hotel, with the Delta Bar round the corner in Bridgegate.

Was the "Burns" in Townhead? Maybe owned by the Tait family?
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Aye PT, sadly the kings has been gone for about 4 years now. There was a lot of problems with the roof and the figures being banded around were astronomical so it was closed. You are correct in saying the Burns is at the Townhead but it has had more owners than an old nudie book. The Eglinton is now the Carrick (a very different pub). The delta, the crown and the turf are all still there and doing ok.
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GLASGOW HERALD
2 OCTOBER 1896

SHIPPING CASUALTY

Last night about seven o’clock Messrs Burns’s Royal Mail steamer the HARE, while proceeding down the Clyde on her way to Belfast, was run into near Bowling by a large steamer inward bound, and was so seriously damaged that about a dozen passengers and the mails had to he landed at Bowling and sent on to Belfast via Ardrossan.
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GLASGOW HERALD
3 OCTOBER 1899

SHIPPING CASUALTY

The Norwegian barque AMAZON, with coal, which grounded on Irvine Bar while being towed to sea on Sunday, was towed off by the Irvine and Ardrossan tugs and taken into Irvine harbour, no damage being done.
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GLASGOW HERALD
4 OCTOBER 1899

AMERICA CUP

The news of the result of the first race for the America Cup was eagerly awaited by a large crowd, who congregated at the Post Office window, Fairlie, where several “Evening Times” telegrams were displayed.

Shortly before ten o’clock the news that the SHAMROCK was leading by two minutes was exhibited, at the sight of which the crowd raised a hearty cheer. Twenty minutes later a telegram intimated that the race was void as the time limit had expired, which had the effect of dispersing the crowd without any demonstration.
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GLASGOW HERALD
21 OCTOBER 1911

GLASGOW STEAMER ASHORE AT ARRAN

The Campbeltown lifeboat was called out about midnight on Thursday in response to a telegram from the coastguard at Kildonan, Arran, reporting that a steamer was ashore in the vicinity of Dippin, on the south-east coast of Arran, four miles south-east of Lamlash Bay, and showing distress signals.

The lifeboat was towed across by the herring-buying steamer NIGHTINGALE, and arrived at the scene of the wreck about three o’clock. The night was exceedingly dark, and there was a heavy sea running in the firth.

The steamer was found to be the PRINCESS PATRICIA, of the Langlands Line, bound from Manchester to Glasgow with cargo. The crew of 20 men had succeeded in effecting a landing in the ship’s boats an hour before the arrival of the lifeboat.

The PRINCESS PATRICIA was seen to be stranded almost high and dry on the rocks when day broke yesterday morning. She lies in an exposed position between Kildonan and Carpenter’s Point.

The Ardrossan lifeboat arrived on the scene some time after.
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Those wimin were in the nip.
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GLASGOW HERALD
11 NOVEMBER 1891

COUNTY CONSTABULARY STATION AT KILBIRNIE

The parish of Kilbirnie, including the town of Kilbirnie and the village of Glengarnock, which has hitherto been without proper accommodation for police and untried prisoners, has now been provided with a station.

The new building, which is nearly completed and ready for occupation is plain and substantial.

It was built by Bailie Glen, Saltcoats, from plans prepared by Mr. John Murdoch, architect, Ayr.
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GLASGOW HERALD
12 NOVEMBER 1891

NEW RAILWAY TO LARGS VIA DALRY

The Glasgow & South-Western Railway Company, it is stated, are viewing favourably the making of a branch line from Dalry to West Kilbride and Largs, and the route has been surveyed quite recently again.

The company had the same line in view some years back, but it was abandoned in favour of the Ardrossan route, which, however, is a good many miles further round.

If a railway was made from Dalry to Largs the company’s trains, it is estimated, would accomplish the journey from Glasgow to Largs in an hour instead of, as at present 1 hour 20 minutes.
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GLASGOW HERALD
29 NOVEMBER 1841

KILWINNING ARCHERS

The Kilwinning Archers are about to present their patron, Prince Albert, with an elegant and valuable Rosewood Box, bearing a representation of the Papingo Shooting, lined inside with crimson velvet, and containing a splendid bow and arrows.
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GLASGOW HERALD
22 JANUARY 1838

NECESSITOUS POOR

The Earl of Eglinton has of late been entertaining distinguished guests at his splendid and venerable seat of Eglinton Castle.

On Monday last, the noble party, in consideration of the wants of the necessitous poor of the district in this inclement season transmitted the donation of Thirty Pounds for distribution by the Ministers of the parishes of Irvine and Kilwinning.
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