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Mitchy wrote:How did you access the Winton Foundry and the Gasworks by road? Were they accessed just beyond the Parkhouse Road Railway Bridge? I seem to recall a road there when I was younger.

This was the entrance to both the burgh incinerator and the gasworks, not the foundry. The entrance to the gasworks via the gasworks lane at the top of McDowall Avenue was mainly used by the workers gaining entry through the pedestian gate - that lane now leads to McDowall Place.

Hughie,

Who did the sketch of the foundry?

Penny,

All I know is that it was a cousin of Ronnie's father Archie and that he was a Yuille too.

Kilmarnock Herald and Ayrshire Gazette
August 24, 1945

What The Bonfires Were Fed With
Disappeared on V.J. day. The pattern of half a centrifugal pump whose replacement value is in the neighbourhood of £15. This to feed some bonfire on V.J. day. The disappearance was from the Winton Foundry, Ardrossan; and, unfortunately, it is only one of the many acts of sabotage that have been performed by the hooligans in the district to property at this address.

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I remember Rab Russell (see first post) telling me that they used to do night shift to guard the patterns in case of incendiary attacks from the enemy - the patterns were needed for the war effort. Winton Foundry cast centrifugal pump casings for Drysdale Pumps at Yoker for the shipbuilders on the Clyde.

Kilmarnock Herald and Ayrshire Gazette
May 23, 1941

Stevenston Man's Death.
The death of Mr John. Yuille. partner in Ardrossan Foundry Coy., came as a shock to his many friends. The late Mr Yuill was a Stevenston man and he held an important position with a coal firm in Dundee for many years.

He came to Ardrossan where he and his brother started a foundry and it is still doing good work. He was a member of Winton Rovers supporters club and then was appointed to the football club to which club he acted as treasurer. He was also a keen bowler and was well known throughout the West of Scotland either in business or sport. Mr Yuill, died suddenly at his residence in McKellar Avenue. Ardrossan, on Monday.

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From my recollections Willie Yuille of the foundry was also treasurer of Winton Rovers in the late 1950s. See first post.

Kilmarnock Herald and Ayrshire Gazette
July 28, 1944

Prominent People - Archibald Yuille
Mr Archibald Yuille, of the Winton Foundry, Ardrossan, has become one of the successful business men of the town. For years he has been one of the partners of the firm and now he is the business chief.

He has come through all the grades and can talk and act in any part of the business. Has a wide circle of friends to who he is best known as "Baldy": and whether in business or sport he is always a keen conversationalist. A keen bowler and member of the Saltcoats club Can talk on most topics, but takes no active interest in municipal affairs.

Like most business men he finds it difficult to attend to his own every day calling to take a active interest in public affairs But he keeps in touch with a that happens in the district. "Baldy" is the type of man who sees the good points in others and is always ready to appreciate the efforts made for progress. A likeable man who makes friends quickly and has few enemies. Just the type man who is welcome to any company and one who is not afraid of hard work, and hard work has been the reason for his success.