Three Towns datestones

[wellparkno9]

Hi, Is it the Lauriston extention.

[aland]

Alan

It's not the Masonic Lodge.

You've probably been in the building as has Penny Tray and many others ...

George

better not be st peters chapel as I have never been in there

okay a place myself and PT have been.... alfies, charlies bar, tap shop, lauriston,

[George Ardrossan]

Hi, Is it the Lauriston extention.

Okay a place myself and PT have been.... alfies, charlies bar, tap shop, lauriston,

Well done, wellparkno9 and aland. The datestone is on the Lauriston Hotel.



George

[Penny Tray]

And there was me checking all the churches .

[little plum]

George, that was a stonker. The old style red sandstone, with what could be considered a modern date, had me flummoxed. Well done to wellpark and aland.

[George Ardrossan]

Here's yet another Ardrossan datestone. On a house in Chapelhill Mount is a plaque commemorating it as the two-thousandth house of the Burgh of Ardrossan. The photos were taken last week and are uploaded here with the permission of the householder.



George

[down south]

Time to return to Saltcoats; though I must confess, we have here only a POSSIBLE datestone.

However, it sits on a building which has in any case an interesting wall plaque well worthy of mention anyway.It's another of the features noticed and photographed by Seoirse:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/re_teacher/40916205/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

And while I was ( in a virtual sense ) down on the seafront looking at the Apollo, I thought I'd try to find it. Didn't have to go very far; it's on one of the Winton Circus houses, right opposite it:

http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?q=Saltcoa ... 36.75,,2,0" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

It's plain enough that that's the one up on the wall. But there's also another,not the same, above the door. Impossible to make it out clearly however much it's blown up; but there seems to be a semicircle of lettering, above four marks which just might be numbers....A name and a date...or just two parts of a name ?

Only closer inspection by someone who's in a position to take a look on the ground, will answer that one.

And any interesting information about the house itself and its history, would also be very welcome.

Susan

[wellparkno9]

Hi, the name of the house is ,FASSET VILLA.I will check later to see if there is a date.

[down south]

Suspect it's probably only the name over the door then, Sam, with the " Villa " just looking like four letter markings from a distance. But thanks a lot for your info, and for your offer to check it out . Unusual name for the house, not one I've ever heard of in a Three Towns connection.

Susan

[wellparkno9]

Susan, I have not checked it out yet.I remember my mother telling me that when she was wee ,in the '20's it was owned by a french man.I dont know if Fasset is a french word.

[hahaya2004]

Susan, I have not checked it out yet.I remember my mother telling me that when she was wee ,in the '20's it was owned by a french man.I dont know if Fasset is a french word.

Fasset was probably his name. His being French (from Paris likely) would explain the crest and motto.
Irene

[maccate]

There is a datestone on the beach wall on Montgomerie Crescent. Don't think its the original though, but has the original date. Keep meaning to take a picture of it but everytime I go to take one it's raining.