Saltcoats - On This Day In History

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GLASGOW HERALD
17 JULY 1912

BIRTH - LAMONT

At South Beach Manse, Saltcoats, on 16th instant, the wife of the Rev. Charles Lamont; a son.

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GLASGOW HERALD
17 JULY 1913

DEATH - BRYSON

At 32 Manse Street, Saltcoats, on 15th July, Jemima Ramsay, widow of Robert Bryson, contractor, Glasgow, and Piroa, New Zealand.

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GLASGOW HERALD
17 JULY 1914

DEATH - HUNTER

At 30 Hamilton Street, Saltcoats, on the 15th instant, Jack, dearly beloved son of John and Jeannie Hunter, aged 7 years and 11 months, 23 Fielden Drive, Partick.

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GLASGOW HERALD
17 JULY 1964

MURDER CHARGE IRRELEVANT

An objection to the relevancy of a charge of murder against Owen Kane Ryan was intimated yesterday at a High Court pleading diet in Glasgow,

The case was continued without plea.

Ryan is charged with having on May 15, 1954, in his mother’s house at 38 Quay Street, Saltcoats, assaulted her and beat her on the head and body with his fists and with a brush or other instrument, knocked her down, kicked and jumped on her, or by other means inflicted multiple injuries from which she died on May 16 in the infirmary, Kilmarnock.

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GLASGOW HERALD
18 JULY 1910

SWIMMING GALA AT SALTCOATS

On Saturday afternoon the members of Saltcoats Amateur Swimming Club carried through successfully a swimming gala at the North Pans Pond, in presence of a large gathering of spectators.

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GLASGOW HERALD
18 JULY 1912

HOLIDAY RESORT – SALTCOATS

There was a slight haze on Wednesday forenoon, but the son broke through, and the rest of the day was much brighter. Out of door amusements are being engaged in by numerous visitors at present in town. Driving and steamer excursion, boating, bathing, and golfing are the favourite recreations.

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GLASGOW HERALD
28 JULY 1914

FLOWER SHOW AT SALTCOATS

The second annual show under the auspices of the North Ayrshire Horticultural Society was held in the Masonic Hall, Saltcoats, last night. The exhibits in quality and number were much in advance of last year’s show. The outstanding feature was the display of sweet peas and roses.

The following were the principal prize-winners: -

Carnations – 1. H. S. Smith, banker, Ardrossan; 2. William Gordon, Saltcoats.

Roses – 1. Robert Bruce, Seafield, Ardrossan; 2. T. Harvey, banker, Ardrossan.

Sweet peas – 1. John Warnett, Crescent Park, Ardrossan; 2. William Brown, Stewarton.

Cut flowers (other than above) – 1. Robert Bruce; 2. James Fergusson, Saltcoats.

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GLASGOW HERALD
19 JULY 1910

HOLIDAY RESORT – SALTCOATS

Favourable weather continues. The wind for the most part has been easterly and cool. Never before has the town been so full of visitors. A great variety of amusements is provided. The gala at the bathing pond drew a large crowd, while the skating rink, minstrels, Bostock’s circus, and a cinematograph were well patronised. On Monday several large trips visited the town and the shores were much frequented.

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GLASGOW HERALD
20 JULY 1910

HOLIDAY RESORTS

Unlike Prestwick and Troon, Saltcoats has not changed in its old-world character. It rose to importance on salt; the manufacture of salt was the first industry of the town, and the makers of salt lived in cots by the seashore. There you have the origin of the name.

There is a distinctly quaint flavour about the narrow streets of Saltcoats; it is rather a pleasant town to explore. It is probably the most democratic holiday haunt in Ayrshire.

The tone of the Saltcoats holiday-maker is easy and free; there is no difference about his manner, no stiffness, and no pride. His prime attraction is the seashore. It claims to have the strongest air in Ayrshire, and its waters are said to possess a peculiar virtue which strengthens city limbs. It has admirable facilities for bathing, though holiday-makers at Saltcoats seem chiefly to wade.

Annual and solemn rites are performed at Saltcoats shore. Young “William” may rebel, but his legs are bared, his sailor breeks are buckled over his knees, he is held by strenuous and loving maternal arms, and the salt waves wash his trembling limbs, what time his affrighted soul yearns for the mud puddles of Bridgeton.

As you proceed by the South Beach, which links Saltcoats with Ardrossan, you inhale a rarer social atmosphere. Ardrossan does not like to be regarded as a suburb of Saltcoats (although it really is so), but certainly it has the suburban manner. It is a very genteel place. There are many places of interest in its neighbourhood; its houses are stylish, its streets wide, and it is a convenient point of departure to many charmed retreats.

There is a genial rivalry between the towns. Ardrossan is wont to find solace in the reflection that Saltcoats, owing to its narrow streets, seems fuller of holiday-makers than it really is. Ardrossan claims to be a most stylish resort. Sometimes its holiday-makers make excursions into Saltcoats, and form a plutocratic fringe to the honest proletarian promenade of Dockhead Street.

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GLASGOW HERALD
20 JULY 1911

HOLIDAY RESORT – SALTCOATS

Delightful weather continues to be experienced here. There are still a great many visitors, who are taking advantage of the numerous amusements and recreations provided for them. Houses are being freely enquired about for August. The bathing pond continues to attract a large number of patrons. The Holm Plantation, where the mineral well is located, provides a grateful shade in the hot weather, and taking the waters is as popular as ever.

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GLASGOW HERALD
19 JULY 1912

NARROW ESCAPE AT SALTCOATS

Hugh Rennie, (56), Foreman Tubeworker, 197 Main Street, Rutherglen, had a narrow escape from drowning at the East Beach, Saltcoats, yesterday forenoon. He was bathing along with several other men when he suddenly disappeared. As he was known to be a good swimmer his companions thought he had taken a long swim under water, but one of them saw that there was something wrong and went to his assistance. He was pulled out in an unconscious condition, and his friends endeavoured to restore animation.

The esplanade was crowded with visitors when the accident occurred, and in a short time there were many helpers.

After working with the man for two hours Doctor Turner succeeded in restoring animation, and Rennie was removed to his lodgings in Gladstone Road.

GLASGOW HERALD
20 JULY 1912

DEATH AT SALTCOATS

Hugh Rennie, (58), foreman tube worker, of 197 Main Street, Rutherglen, died yesterday at his lodgings in Saltcoats. He was rescued from drowning on the East Beach, Saltcoats, while bathing with several other men on Thursday.

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GLASGOW HERALD
21 JULY 1910

ELECTRIC LIGHTING ORDERS

The Electric Lighting Orders (No. 2) Bill, which relates to electric lighting undertakings in Ardrossan, Saltcoats, and Cambuslang, came before a Select Committee of the House of Lords yesterday. Lord Clinton was in the chair.

Counsel on behalf of the Caledonian, the Glasgow & South-Western, and the Lanarkshire and Ayrshire Railway Companies asked for the insertion of a clause protecting the railway companies from liability in respect to damage accruing to electric mains from the subsidence and alteration of bridges.

The Chairman, in announcing the finding of the Committee, said that they had decided that the Order might be confirmed, but they could not give effect to the petition of the railway companies at this time.