1 Bartonholm Road, Irvine in 1937 **COMPLETE**

[pwl1951]

Does anyone have any information, regarding the building, on 1 Bartonholm Road, Irvine in 1937.
Could it possibly have been a hospital or old persons` home? My great grandfather died there in 1937.

[MonicaL]

Hi pwl1951

Why do you think the address would be a hospital/old persons`home rather than an individual private address?

Monica

[CaroleW]

Hi

I think it was the address for the poorhouse but I'm not certain.  If he was ill - he would have been nursed in their infirmary

[MonicaL]

Just got there too Carole...from here:

The address of the Poor House was 1 Bartonholm Road - www.threetowners.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=11&t=8412

Monica

[CaroleW]

Hi

I wasn't 100% certain as no actual address shown on the following link but it was near or on the Bartonholm Plantation

http://www.workhouses.org.uk/Cunninghame/

[MonicaL]

Carole, just saw this which confirmed the address as Cunnigham - www.workhouses.org.uk/addresses/

[CaroleW]

Hi Monica

That is a really useful link so I have bookmarked it.  Don't know how I have missed that as it is part of the same site

[MonicaL]

Maybe it is new? I too hadn't seen it before until it came up on the search.

Such a brilliant dynamic site 

Monica

[pwl1951]

Thanks to you both, Monica and Carole, for the information and extremely useful links.
I thought it was a hospital, Monica, as he had lived most of his life in Kilmarnock.