kilbirnie gospel hall – Kilbirnie, Local History and Cultural Things

Kilbirnie Tract Band 1931

I know that second from the right on the bottom is Sam Warnock. On his left is Wullie Rabey I think

Middle row last on the right is Sam’s nephew Joseph Brisco.

Anyone recognise anybody else?

Kilbirnie Gospel Hall Sunday School Teachers 1926

The only person I recognise is Andrew Thompson who is in the middle of the back row.

“Willie Mackie´s Homecoming” #kilbirnie #northayrshire #scotland

Willie Mackie left Kilbirnie Scotland to emigrate to the USA as many people did before him, in search of a better life. As the title suggests, this was his homecoming celebration in Kilbirnie Gospel Hall Brethren Assembly.

This photo would be from the 1930s. I’m not sure if he returned to the USA at a later date or settled in Kilbirnie again.

Townhead, Kilbirnie, Ayrshire C.1880

This is an interesting photo of Townhead, Kilbirnie Ayrshire. The remains of Martin´s Shed (only a bit of a wall) can still be seen today just down from the supermarket (which was Morrisons), on the other side of the road in a little alcove behind some bushes. In this picture Martin´s shed is the white building in the middle. Kilbirnie Brethren Assembly first met here in the 1800s as well as the Good Templars Hall in Bridgend, Kibirnie, before they built the Gospel Hall in Schoolwynd 1897, on the site where Jamie Clifford was born.

Townhead – pre-1900s

Townhead – today