Mauchline Facts & Figures In this page, an attempt is made to put items of interest in chronological order, including their references, ie where the information came from. Remember to use the back buttons to return here. |
| 1788 | Robert Burns & Jean Armour set up house in today's Castle Street, Mauchline |
| 1792 c | Rev Auld (Daddy Auld) wrote the first statistical account of Mauchline |
| 1796 | Burgher Kirk built |
| 1820 | New Road & Earl Grey St opened up by demolition of amongst others, The Sun Inn (Earl Grey St) and James Smith's shop (New Road) |
| 1827 | Mauchline Auld Kirk taken down after about 650 years of service |
| 1829 | Mauchline Parish Church opened for worship on 2nd August 1829 |
| 1837 | Rev John Tod wrote the 2nd statistical account of Mauchline |
| 1846 | Foundation stone of Ballochmyle Bridge layed acording to ancient useges of freemasonry on 5th September |
| 1847 | Keystone placed in position on Ballochmyle viaduct, Thursday 8th April 1847 |
| 1850 | Ballochmyle Bridge opened for traffic |
| 1859 | Great celebrations to mark 100th anniversary of the birth of Robert Burns |
| 1859 | Mauchline visited by sons of Burns. Col James Glencairn Burns, and William Nicol Burns |
| 1859 | Mauchline hit by a serious flood on 20th July |
| 1860 | Kirk end tree falls in kirkyard during a gale on 27th Feb 1860 |
| 1866 | The co-operative building built on site of the Whitefoord Arms, Loudoun St / Coogate |
| 1873 | Archway at the side of The Loudoun Arms built |
| 1878 | Turnpike road tolls abandoned |
| 1882 c | Barskimming House fire, as referred to in JTG book page 61 |
| 1883 | Mauchline Cemetery opened in Barskimming Road |
| 1883 | Burgher Kirk taken down to make way for North Kirk |
| 1884 | Abbey Kirk opened for worship on 16th August with full masonic honours |
| 1887 | Ballochmyle House reconstruction completed |
| 1892 | Barskimming old mill destroyed by fire |
| 1893 | Barskimming new mill foundation stone layed september 1893. |
| 1895 | Parish Church Hall opened |
| 1896 | Foundation Stone Layed for National Burns Memorial Tower |
| 1897 | Helen Steven publishes Mauchline, it's History & Associations |
| 1908 | Mauchline Cross tar macadamed over the old cobblestones |
| 1910 c | Richmond's house on the High Street slated |
| 1911 | John Taylor Gibb publishes the book, Mauchline Town & District |
| 1922 | WF Blair's booklet published - An Octogenarians Reminiscences |
| 1955 | Thatch removed from Poosie Nansie's. Date supplied by Bill Blake. |
| 1968 | New Post Office completed March 1968 at Mauchline Cross |
| 1969 | Abbey Kirk / Cinema demolished |
| 1992 | POST OFFICE at Mauchline Cross demolished 23rd - 30th November 1992 |
| 1996 | Library opened on site of Post Office, Cross, December 1996. |
| 2002 | Mauchline Burns Club unveil the world's first statue to Jean Armour at Mauchline Cross |
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