PLAQUES AROUND
MAUCHLINE
See
how many of these placques you have seen in your travels around Mauchline.
Many residents pass these echos of the past every day without even seeing
them. I shall add as many as possible to this page, which will include
old dates on buildings. |
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Left: This plaque is on the gable of the Pet Shop, next to the fire station. This is the site of the Smiths Mauchline Boxworks factory on the Kilmarnock Road. Right: The plaque on the right is found in the back lanes from Kilmarnock Road, to the Loudoun Car Park. (The Well Brae) Is that a deliberate spelling mistake at the bottom line of this plaque?? It is said that when the Boxworks was working, the boys would have been sent to the Well Brae to fill up with drinking water. |
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This
old sandstone plaque can be seen high above the door on the side of
the Parish Church, but is not particularly readable from street level.
Getting a decent photo is difficult enough. The right hand image shows
the plaque on the side of R&R Sports, which formerly was up at Chimney
height!! One can only imagine how readable this was from street level
at that time. The plaque above the door of Mauchline Parish Church can
also be seen. |
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The
plaque on the side of what in 2011 is R&R Sports. On the right,
is a low res sample of slideshow 021. For a full image, see slideshow021.html. |
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Not
so much a Plaque but a dated building. The date can be seen at the bottom
right of the roof area, see image on the right. This we can assume was
when the "House was built a new" as per the Plaque. This site
was the former location of the Whitefoord Arms in Burns' time. |
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Plaques
from both the Burns House Museum, as well as the Jean Armour statue
at Mauchline Cross. |
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The
date on the archway into Netherplace is on the back side and hidden
from street view. In days of old when it was the road into Netherplace
of course, it would be easily seen, but today it is boarded up. |
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