Edit A (very) brief history of Crosshouse
Here are just a few historical dates:
19th Century - Crosshouse village built for workers in the surrounding coal mines
4 April 1843 - Busby railway station opened, closed 15th April 1850
29th August 1862 - Andrew Fisher born in the village, he becomes the fifth Prime Minister of Australia, serving three terms between 1908 and 1915
1 September 1872 - Busby station reopened as Crosshouse railway station
Sunday 19 March 1882 - Crosshouse Parish Church built
1902 - Addition to Parish Church vestry
22 October 1928 - Andrew Fischer died
1946 - St. Pauls Roman Catholic School in Knockentiber closed
18 April 1966 - Railway station closed permanently to passengers
1977 - Massey-Ferguson tractor plant at Moorfield entered receivership
2 June 1984 - Crosshouse Hospital opened by the Secretary of State for Scotland, George Younger
1990's - Old Crosshouse School demolished
Now it's your turn.
Above are just a few important dates - there's far more to the heritage of Crosshouse. There's a lot of interest in local history, and lots and lots of local knowledge. And here's your chance to tell everyone about it. If you have an interest in the history of Crosshouse - either in general or in specific points - then you can post it here. There must be many, many pictures of the village from throughout the 20th century - why not post them here, and ask other people what they remember?
19th Century - Crosshouse village built for workers in the surrounding coal mines
4 April 1843 - Busby railway station opened, closed 15th April 1850
29th August 1862 - Andrew Fisher born in the village, he becomes the fifth Prime Minister of Australia, serving three terms between 1908 and 1915
1 September 1872 - Busby station reopened as Crosshouse railway station
Sunday 19 March 1882 - Crosshouse Parish Church built
1902 - Addition to Parish Church vestry
22 October 1928 - Andrew Fischer died
1946 - St. Pauls Roman Catholic School in Knockentiber closed
18 April 1966 - Railway station closed permanently to passengers
1977 - Massey-Ferguson tractor plant at Moorfield entered receivership
2 June 1984 - Crosshouse Hospital opened by the Secretary of State for Scotland, George Younger
1990's - Old Crosshouse School demolished
Now it's your turn.
Above are just a few important dates - there's far more to the heritage of Crosshouse. There's a lot of interest in local history, and lots and lots of local knowledge. And here's your chance to tell everyone about it. If you have an interest in the history of Crosshouse - either in general or in specific points - then you can post it here. There must be many, many pictures of the village from throughout the 20th century - why not post them here, and ask other people what they remember?
- Andrew Law was born in Crosshouse and he was an artist painter. He was a student at the same time as George Rene McIntosh. He painted various pictures and was asked by Kilmarnock Burgh to paint each Provost over a 10 year period. Those paintings are kept by East Ayrshire Council at the Dick Institute Kilmarnock.
- I wasn't born in Crosshouse I was born in Irvine. I did't know there was as much history in Crosshouse village interesting to know.
- My granpa was born in Crosshouse to a farm worker called Barbour. He was born in 1895 and was adopted to a family from Windyha's called Paterson. I am looking for anyone with information about Barbours from Crosshouse. Email davemarz @tiscali.co.uk