Nostalgic memories of Irvine's local history

Share your own memories of Irvine and read what others have said

For many years now, we've been inviting visitors to our web site to add their own memories to share their experiences of life as it was when the photographs in our archive were taken. From brief one-liners explaining a little bit more about the image depicted, to great, in-depth accounts of a childhood when things were rather different than today (and everything inbetween!). We've had many contributors recognising themselves or loved ones in our photographs.

Why not add your memory today and become part of our Memories Community to help others in the future delve back into their past.

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Displaying Memories 11 - 13 of 13 in total

Hi, my name is Colin, I live in Lowestoft, Suffolk. The picture you have of 29 Seagate, Irvine is part of the building we lived in, the part you see was used as a workshop when we lived there, he did upholstery. We had no electricity, gas only. I loved to see the part in your picture, it brings back memories. We used to take our accumulator up to the High Street to a bicycle shop to be charged up for the radio, near ...see more
In relation to Margaret's memory of 'crossing the moor', we did the same! I have various memories of gym periods in embarrassing shorts, running around on 'the moor', with the boys from the 'new' Ravenspark School (now Irvine) passing us and whistling etc. Heather C. and Joan R. were my pals -I've used my own name here - maybe someone remembers? The old building was lovely, I loved the 'lecture room', seen top ...see more
My secondary education was completed after spending 4 years at Irvine Royal Academy. The school was broken into two buildings known as the old school (pictured) and the new school in Kilwinning Road. Classes were conducted between both buildings and often meant crossing the moor to and from either building. This was fine and considered a great time-waster in good weather but was a pain in pouring rain and ice & ...see more