Photo Willie Lyle
Burngrange Lane from the JTG collection, we see the lane near the newly rebuilt Ramsay & Jackson/ Lawrence buildings. The small building on the left is still there, in the corner of Miltons Yard. The house on the right is gone, as is the thatched house beside it. The red sandstone building in its place is dated 1907, therefore this image pre-dates that time. To the left beyond the men, is Gibb's Lane, which still takes you to the High Street at the side of the Ballochmyle Inn. The name Gibb's Lane came from John Taylor Gibb's family, as his father once owned the Ballochmyle Inn, which was called Gibb's Inn in the late 1800s. By 1911, it had taken up the current name of the Ballochmyle Inn, although a bigger three storey, or correctly putting it a two and a half storey building. The so called River Chalk, or Chalk Burn, or Mauchline Burn is seen here uncovered. Today it is covered. This is one of the areas of the village where during the great flood of 1859, much damage was done. By coincidence, another contributor had a similar photograph, though not as clear. It can also be viewed 2 frames on in this slideshow.