Stevenston - On This Day In History

[little plum]

[The locations rule out high tide problems. Maybe it was rivers bursting their banks and bad drainage? I wonder what caused the problem in Stevenston?]

P.T. I think it would have been a combination of heavy rain and poor drainage. I do recall flooding (not as far back as your 1910 post ) it was down New St in the area of the higher grade. It was thought at the time that the contributing factors were, heavy rain, poor drainage and Stevenston burn overflowing.

This is from the flood at the Boglemart

[Penny Tray]

14 JANUARY 1909

"At 6.48 a.m. a head-on collision occurred on the Glasgow and South-Western railway line near Stevenston Station Yard between a mineral train and a train of empty carriages.

The driver of the mineral train, Robert Wilson, (36), 309 Glasgow Street, Ardrossan, was killed. The fireman and two guards on the same train were injured."

[Other Threetown and Kilwinning railway employees mentioned in the inquiry report include:-

William Andrew,
William Auld,
Thomas Bell,
James Breckenridge,
William Brown,
James Cain,
Alexander Galloway,
James Gilchrist,
Thomas Hunter,
John McKerrow,
William McMurtrie,
Andrew Patterson,
John Scott,
James Stewart and
Peter Wilson.]

[georgersweir]

14 JANUARY 1849

This extract from The Standard newspaper in 1849, details the number of cholera cases and deaths across Britain recorded on 14th and 15th January 1849. Stevenston is the only one of the threetowns listed. (Other 3t material on cholera deaths in Stevenston.):

[George Ardrossan]

21 JANUARY 1902

STEVENSTON AND ARDROSSAN PLOUGHING MATCH
The above match took place on the farm of Ardeer Mains on Tuesday (21 January 1902). Notwithstanding the weather, thirteen well-equipped teams put in an appearance and the quality of the work done surpassed all former occasions. The judges were Messrs Hugh Miller, Glasgow; James Chalmers, Peasehill, Kilwinning and Mr John McGill, Muirhill, Symington whose awards gave general satisfaction. After the labours of the day were over, between forty and fifty sat down to an excellent tea in the Winton Arms, Stevenston. After the inner man was refreshed to everyone’s satisfaction, the usual toast list interspersed with song and sentiment was gone through and enjoyed by all. The secretary’s duties were most efficiently carried out by Mr John Alexander, Ardeer Mains.

Ardrossan and Saltcoats Herald, 24 January 1902
This is the opening paragraph of a longer report.[/i]

George

[John Donnelly]

Any non-Stevenstonians know where the Winton Arms was?

JD.

[Vivc113]

God. Get that typing !! A mess like that would not be allowed these days !!

It looks completely unstable !!

[down south]

22nd JANUARY,1819

On this day in 1819, the vessel Trelawney , bound from Greenock to Jamaica,was wrecked when she grounded on the sands off Stevenston. This was a particularly notable local wreck because tragically, four Saltcoats fishermen lost their lives when attempting a rescue of the crew in a small boat; the captain and the majority of the crew also perished, though six were saved by the efforts of some Irvine seamen. The Trelawney is commemorated in the Stevenston street name Trelawney Terrace, and here's a link to our previous topic about the wreck:

http://www.threetowners.net/forum/viewt ... 681#p98681

Where, since alas the link that gave us the full story is now no longer working, I've added an account given by the Ardrossan and Saltcoats Herald in a 1970s article.

Susan

[Vivc113]

Oh. I remember our teacher telling us the story at Glencairn Primary !

[hahaya2004]

22nd JANUARY,1819


Where, since alas the link that gave us the full story is now no longer working, I've added an account given by the Ardrossan and Saltcoats Herald in a 1970s article.

Susan

you can still access the page here:

http://archive.org/web/web.php

Irene

[Penny Tray]

GLASGOW HERALD
30 JANUARY 1952

During an Ayr County Council debate on economy measures the Rev. J. M. Nimmo, Stevenston, supporting the appointment of a full-time club warden said, "If ever there was a day when young people needed leadership - morally, spiritually and educationally - it was today, and for the council to envoke the principal of economy was to misunderstand the intention of Government."

[John Donnelly]

Hi PT,

club warden of what?

JD.

[Penny Tray]

JD,

In the face of apparent cut-backs he was actually supporting a motion to appoint this person for youth clubs in the Whittlets area, not his own constituency. And the fact that he was the only councillor to get a mention in the media at the time might suggest that his eloquence swung the vote 29-26. Presumably what he was saying too reflected a deep interest in the wellbeing of young folk in Stevenston.