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Heritage - Local Publications for Sale

The following local publications are available for sale from East Ayrshire Library, Registration and Information Services at the Dick Institute in Kilmarnock , and the Baird Institute in Cumnock. For further information contact Heritage Services

A postage charge may be added depending on the number of books and/or their delivery address.

AYRSHIRE : GENERAL HISTORY

THE RIVER AYR WAY
Price - £3.99
Produced by East Ayrshire Council's Outdoor Access Unit, this publication contains a detailed map of the River Ayr Way a new long distance footpath. It includes a history of the River Ayr Way , local walks and heritage as well as information on where to stay, eat and drink.

SCOTTISH COVENANTER STORIES
Price - £8.99 – written by Dane Love – 240 pages – published 2002
Collection of 50 tales from all over Scotland by a well-known and respected local author. The tales include the main covenanting martyrs as well as lesser-known incidents of the “Killing Times”.

THE LAST MILLER : the cornmills of Ayrshire
Price - £6.00 – Agnes Wilson & Susan Smith – published 2000
This publication from Ayrshire and Archaeological and Natural History Society (AANHS) gives a history and description of the cornmills of Ayrshire, complete with a map index, and is based on the work of James Pearson Wilson – “The Miller” – a noted antiquarian and Burnsian.

AYRSHIRE HERITAGE
Price – £6.95 - Andrew Boyle – 144 pages - published 1990
A collection of 38 chapters about Ayrshire and its people. East Ayrshire topics include The Knockshinnoch Disaster, Dunlop Cheese, Lady Flora Hastings, Sir William Wallace, The Mortons of Darvel, Mauchline Ware and curling stanes, covenanters and George Douglas Brown of Ochiltree.

AYRSHIRE STREET ATLAS
Price - £5.99
Street atlas of all Ayrshire towns (1:14000) with indexes of streets.

THE BEST OF THE OLD – THE BEST OF THE NEW : a history of the S.W.R.I (the Rural) Ayrshire Federation 1921-2006
Price - £6.00 – published 2005
Published to mark the 85 th anniversary of the Ayrshire Federation of the Scottish Women's Rural Institute, this book gives a brief history of all 48 Institutes in Ayrshire and includes many photographs

VERNACULAR BUILDING IN AYRSHIRE
Price - £4.50 – John R. Hume – published by Ayrshire Archaeological and Natural History Society, 2004
This 80-page book covers the architectural history of the traditional buildings of the county of Ayr .

AUCHINLECK

OLD AUCHINLECK
Price - £7.99 – by Alex F. Young, 2005 – 48 pages
This collection of black and white photographs traces the history, industrial and social, of the mining town and is part of a series of books about Ayrshire villages published by Stenlake.

THE SCOT WHO LIT THE WORLD
Price - £6.99 – Janet Thomson – published 2003 – 134 pages
Biography of William Murdoch, the inventor of gas lighting, who was described by Lord Kelvin as “a man who did great things not only for Scotland and England where his work lay, but also for the rest of the world.” Murdoch was in Auchinleck Parish at Bello Mill, Lugar over 250 years ago.

BENWHAT

BURNS, ROBERT

CATRINE

CORBIE CRAIGS

BENWHAT AND CORBIE CRAIGS
Price - £0.50 – Robert Farrell – published 1983
A brief history of the two former settlements in the Doon Valley

CUMNOCK

A VIEW OF CUMNOCK
Price - £0.15 – Joy Tucker
This colourful brochure gives an introduction to, and overview of, the mining town of Cumnock

OLD CUMNOCK
Price - £7.99 – by Joe Lampard, 2005 – 48 pages
This collection of black and white photographs traces the history, industrial and social, of the mining town and is part of a series of books about Ayrshire villages published by Stenlake.

PICTORIAL HISTORY OF CUMNOCK
Price - £6.50 – compiled by Dane Love – 100pages – 1992
Approximately 170 black and white photographs, maps and illustrations detailing the history of the town. Part of the “Pictorial History” series of books published by Alloway Publishing

THE CUMNOCK POTTERY
Price - £5.00 – Gerard Quail – published by Ayrshire Archaeological and Natural History Society (AANHS)
A detailed history of the Cumnock Pottery industry. It includes several photographs of authentic Cumnock Pottery.

CUMNOCK & DOON VALLEY

 AMONG THY GREEN BRAES
Price - £3.75 – edited by John Moore
This guide to Cumnock and Doon Valley District, covers brief histories of the all the settlements as well as famous people and events from the area. 108 illustrations.

DOON VALLEY DIARY
Price - £4.95 – John Moore – published 1980
A companion volume to “Among thy Green Braes”, this 100-page book covers the history of the Doon Valley from 1963 to 1972.

DALMELLINGTON

DALMELLINGTON OLD GRAVEYARD & WAR MEMORIAL MONUMENTAL INSCRIPTIONS
Price - £3.50 – published by Alloway and Southern Ayrshire Family History Society 2006
Collection of inscriptions from tombstones in Dalmellington Old Graveyard, including the War Memorial, and contains a map of the cemetery showing the position of each gravestone and a surname index.

OLD DALMELLINGTON, PATNA AND WATERSIDE
Price - £7.99 – by Donald L. Reid, 2001 – 48 pages
This collection of black and white photographs traces the history, industrial and social, of the mining villages and is part of a series of books about Ayrshire villages published by Stenlake.

DALRYMPLE

DALRYMPLE CHURCHYARD MONUMENTAL INSCRIPTIONS
Price - £5.00 – published by Alloway and Southern Ayrshire Family History Society 2003
Collection of inscriptions from tombstones in Dalrymple Churchyard, including the War Memorial, and contains a map of the cemetery showing the position of each gravestone and a surname index.

DARVEL

OLD DARVEL
Price - £6.99 – by Hugh Maxwell, 2001 – 48 pages
This collection of black and white photographs traces the history, industrial and social, of the lace town and is part of a series of books about Ayrshire towns and villages published by Stenlake.

PICTORIAL HISTORY OF DARVEL
Price £4.95 - Compiled by James Mair – 100 pages – published 1989
Approximately 170 black and white photographs, maps and illustrations detailing the history of the town. Part of the “Pictorial History” series of books published by Alloway Publishing

DOON VALLEY

 AMONG THY GREEN BRAES
Price - £3.75 – edited by John Moore
This guide to Cumnock and Doon Valley District, covers brief histories of the all the settlements as well as famous people and events from the area. 108 illustrations.

DOON VALLEY DIARY
Price - £4.95 – John Moore – published 1980
A companion volume to “Among thy Green Braes”, this 100-page book covers the history of the Doon Valley from 1963 to 1972.

DRONGAN

THE RISE AND FALL OF MINING COMMUNITIES
Price - £3.00 – Ayrshire Archaeological and Natural History Society (AANHS) – published 1999
This 50-page booklet is an edited version of a dissertation written for the Department of Scottish History at Glasgow University and relates the story of the mining communities of the Central Ayrshire Coalfield (mainly Drongan) in the 19 th and 20 th centuries.

FENWICK

OLD KILMAURS AND FENWICK
Price - £6.99 – by Alex F. Young, 2001 – 48 pages
This collection of black and white photographs traces the history, industrial and social, of the weaving villages in the heart of Covenanting country and is part of a series of books about Ayrshire towns and villages published by Stenlake.

FLEMING, ALEXANDER

GALSTON

OLD GALSTON
Price - £6.99 – by Hugh Maxwell, 2001 – 48 pages
This collection of black and white photographs traces the history, industrial and social, of the mining town and is part of a series of books about Ayrshire towns and villages published by Stenlake.

CESSNOCK: an Ayrshire Estate
Price - £4.50 – James Mair – published 1996
One of a series of publications by Ayrshire Archaeological and Natural History Society, this 60-page booklet covers the history of an Ayrshire estate in the age of improvement (1788-1800) and is taken from original sources.

GALSTON PARISH CHURCH
Price - £2.50 – Irene Hopkins
Written by a previously published local historian, this 33 page booklet covers the history of the Parish Church in Galston and includes 22 colour illustrations

GLENBUCK

THE CHERRYPICKERS: Glenbuck Nursery of Footballers
Price - £1.00 – Rev. M H Faulds and Wm Tweed – published 1981
Brief history of arguably the most influential Junior Football Team. They provided Scotland with seven Senior internationalists, most notably Bill Shankly (the legendary manager of Liverpool Football Team)

INDUSTRY (see also MINING)

THE LAST MILLER : the cornmills of Ayrshire
Price - £6.00 – Agnes Wilson & Susan Smith – published 2000
This publication from Ayrshire and Archaeological and Natural History Society (AANHS) gives a history and description of the cornmills of Ayrshire, complete with a map index, and is based on the work of James Pearson Wilson – “The Miller” – a noted antiquarian and Burnsian.

THE CUMNOCK POTTERY
Price - £5.00 – Gerard Quail – published by Ayrshire Archaeological and Natural History Society (AANHS)
A detailed history of the Cumnock Pottery industry. It includes several photographs of authentic Cumnock Pottery.

MAUCHLINE WARE
Price - £4.99 – by John Baker – 48 pages with approximately 100 colour illustrations.
Written by a founder member of the Mauchline Ware Collector's Club, this book traces the history of Mauchline Ware and describes the range of products and many finishes produced. Described by The Antique Collector as “readable and informative, with excellent captions and illustrations.”

A COMMUNITY RENT ASUNDER
Price - £3.50 – James Mair – published 1999
Another publication from Ayrshire Archaeological and Natural History Society, this booklet by a well-known local historian details the Newmilns lace weavers' strike of 1897

KILMARNOCK

KILMARNOCK TOWN TRAILS
Price - £3.00 – published 2003
This glossy, 46-page booklet details walks around historic places of interest in the town of Kilmarnock and is accompanied by a colour map.

PROUD KILMARNOCK
Price - £13.50 – Frank Beattie
Collection of 37 stories covering every facet of the history of Kilmarnock . Chapters cover Andrew Barclay, Edgar Allan Poe, trams, Johnnie Walker's, football, bombs, Kilmarnock Standard, Glenfield and Kennedy, floods and the postal service.

KILMAURS

MAPS

MAUCHLINE

OLD MAUCHLINE AND TARBOLTON
Price - £6.99 – by John Hood, 2001 – 48 pages
This collection of black and white photographs traces the history, industrial and social, of the towns of Mauchline (famed for boxware, curling stones and its links with Robert Burns) and Tarbolton as well as the settlements of Crosshands, Failford and Stair. It is part of a series of books about Ayrshire towns and villages published by Stenlake.

MAUCHLINE MEMORIES OF ROBERT BURNS
Price - £3.50 – published by Ayrshire Archaeological and Natural History Society – 1996 – 37 pages
Booklet containing reprints of a series of articles from the Ardrossan and Saltcoats Herald which appeared in the newspaper in 1858. These articles contain a description of Mauchline at the time of Burns, with recollections of the poet and some of his associates.

MAUCHLINE PAST AND PRESENT
Price - £2.95 – compiled by East Ayrshire Council Library Service – published 1996
Collection of 44 black and white photographs comparing Mauchline today with how it looked in the past.

MAUCHLINE WARE
Price - £4.99 – by John Baker – 48 pages with approximately 100 colour illustrations.
Written by a founder member of the Mauchline Ware Collector's Club, this book traces the history of Mauchline Ware and describes the range of products and many finishes produced. Described by The Antique Collector as “readable and informative, with excellent captions and illustrations.”

MINING (see also INDUSTRY) 

SCOTLAND'S BLACK DIAMONDS
Price - £6.99 – Guthrie Hutton – published 2001
This brief, colourful history of coal mining in Scotland was produced in partnership with the Scottish Mining Museum

THE RISE AND FALL OF MINING COMMUNITIES
Price - £3.00 – Ayrshire Archaeological and Natural History Society (AANHS) – published 1999
This 50-page booklet is an edited version of a dissertation written for the Department of Scottish History at Glasgow University and relates the story of the mining communities of the Central Ayrshire Coalfield (mainly Drongan) in the 19 th and 20 th centuries.

MONUMENTAL INSCRIPTIONS 

DALMELLINGTON OLD GRAVEYARD & WAR MEMORIAL MONUMENTAL INSCRIPTIONS
Price - £3.50 – published by Alloway and Southern Ayrshire Family History Society 2006
Collection of inscriptions from tombstones in Dalmellington Old Graveyard, including the War Memorial, and contains a map of the cemetery showing the position of each gravestone and a surname index.

DALRYMPLE CHURCHYARD MONUMENTAL INSCRIPTIONS
Price - £5.00 – published by Alloway and Southern Ayrshire Family History Society 2003
Collection of inscriptions from tombstones in Dalrymple Churchyard, including the War Memorial, and contains a map of the cemetery showing the position of each gravestone and a surname index.

MUIRKIRK

OLD MUIRKIRK AND GLENBUCK
Price - £6.99 – by David Pettigrew, 1996 – 48 pages
This collection of black and white photographs traces the history, industrial and social, of the mining towns of Muirkirk and the now extinct village of Glenbuck , home of the famous Cherrypickers football team. It is part of a series of books about Ayrshire towns and villages published by Stenlake.

NEW CUMNOCK

NEWMILNS

OLD NEWMILNS
Price - £6.99 – by Hugh Maxwell, 2001 – 48 pages
This collection of black and white photographs traces the history, industrial and social, of the lace town and is part of a series of books about Ayrshire towns and villages published by Stenlake.

A COMMUNITY RENT ASUNDER
Price - £3.50 – James Mair – published 1999
Another publication from Ayrshire Archaeological and Natural History Society, this booklet by a well-known local historian details the Newmilns lace weavers' strike of 1897

PATNA

PATNA OLD CEMETERY AND KIRKYARD
Price - £5.00 – published by Alloway and Southern Ayrshire Family History Society 2006
Collection of inscriptions from tombstones in Patna Old Cemetery and Kirkyard, including the War Memorials of Benwhat, Lethanhill, Patna and Waterside, and contains a map of the cemetery showing the position of each gravestone and a surname index.

OLD DALMELLINGTON, PATNA AND WATERSIDE
Price - £7.99 – by Donald L. Reid, 2001 – 48 pages
This collection of black and white photographs traces the history, industrial and social, of the mining villages and is part of a series of books about Ayrshire villages published by Stenlake.

SORN

OLD CATRINE AND SORN
Price - £7.50 – Rhona Wilson , 1997 - 48 pages
This collection of black and white photographs traces the history, industrial and social, of the mill village of Catrine and the Covenanting village of Sorn . It is part of a series of books about Ayrshire villages published by Stenlake.

TARBOLTON

OLD MAUCHLINE AND TARBOLTON

Price - £6.99 – by John Hood, 2001 – 48 pages
This collection of black and white photographs traces the history, industrial and social, of the towns of Mauchline (famed for boxware, curling stones and its links with Robert Burns) and Tarbolton as well as the settlements of Crosshands, Failford and Stair. It is part of a series of books about Ayrshire towns and villages published by Stenlake.

TRANSPORT

AYRSHIRE'S LAST DAYS OF STEAM
Price – £6.99 – W. A.C. Smith – 2001 - 48 pages
This collection of black and white photographs tells the story of the last days of steam trains in Ayrshire in the 1950s and 1960s. East Ayrshire photos include railway engines near Darvel, Dunlop, Gatehead, Kilmarnock and New Cumnock and various railway stations.

IRON ROADS TO BURNS COUNTRY
Price – £4.99 - Michael Pearson
This glossy 64-page colour booklet explores the history of the railway lines which link Carlisle, Kilmarnock, Glasgow , Ayr , Stranraer and Largs. This is part of the “Iron Roads” series. East Ayrshire photos include New Cumnock, the Lugar Viaduct, and the Ballochmyle Viaduct. The booklet also includes a gazetteer of the places it covers.

WALLACE, WILLIAM

WATERSIDE