16 New Street Kilbarchan

[carolineasb]

I have asked on a Facebook page and No16 "may" be the house almost directly opposite the Glenleven Inn but that's not definite I don't think you can see it on street view because of trees/shrubs.

[DonM]

That's #14 today...may not be #14 in the 1900 era.

[blacksmithy]

Thanks everyone for your ongoing comments and research, all very interesting and it has put more understanding to my family research.  One day I hope to come from the other side of the world to see it for myself 

[junesunkel]

Just become a member so I'm a bit hesitant about this, but I think the post by NT is wrong. The Weavers Cottage in Kilbarchan, owned by the Trust is a substantially different building to the Canmore photo of the Weavers' shed. What do others think?

[RJ_Paton]

Just become a member so I'm a bit hesitant about this, but I think the post by NT is wrong. The Weavers Cottage in Kilbarchan, owned by the Trust is a substantially different building to the Canmore photo of the Weavers' shed. What do others think?

There is nothing to be hesitant about presenting your opinion - especially here on Rootschat .

One of the canmore photographs of the Weavers Cottage is taken from the South East corner of the building and if you compare this with a modern photograph (taken in 2007 and available on Google) from a similar angle - they look to be the same building.

What makes you think they are not ?


PS welcome to Rootschat.

[carolineasb]

I have now had a look at the Canmore site (don't know why I didn't before!) The picture on that site IS the house opposite what was the Glenleven Inn in New Street (now called Habbies) although in a very dilapidated state in 1979!

The Weaver's Cottage owned and managed by the National Trust is a very different building.  There are many former Weaver's houses/cottages/sheds in the village as it was a weaving village many many years ago and the only loom now (working anyway, I believe!) is the one in the basement of the Weaver's Cottage.

[junesunkel]

Pleased to read I was right. Doesn't always happen! I was particularly interested in the Weavers' Shed off New Street as my Gavin relatives, all weavers, lived and died in or from New Street, Kilbarchan.

[WILLIAM 1]

hi I am there everyday and I walked along new street yesterday so you have the shop on the right hand side and the pub on the left hand side. then the houses on the left hand side are all new built in the 1950 I would say. then after the shop is the cairn for Mary Barbour. then after that on the right hand side is a house but this house is number 14.then there is a space.then after that the houses are kind of new as well and start at number 20. the weaver cottage sits on the cross roads kind of thing at church street. 

[carolineasb]

If you look to the left of the first Canmore picture (ref ending in 123), there is a gable end of another building covered in some kind of plant/ivy. I think this is more likely to be a weaving shed and I'm sure I've heard it referred to as such.