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A brief history of Stevenston

14 Jul 2009
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Stevenston has a long and proud history, Here are just some of the major dates in the history of the town.

1678 - Deep Shank Pit - first in the area, sunk

1833 - High Kirk dedicated

1857 - Ardeer Bowling Club formed.

1870 - Alfred Nobel forms British Dynamite Company - production starts at Ardeer in 1873

1871 - Plague monument erected to victims of cholera outbreak in mid 19th century

1952 - Stevenston receives burgh status

1969 - Stevenston Musical Society formed


Now it's your turn!

That's the briefest of brief summaries, and hardly covers the most important dates. But this is where you come in. There's lots of interest in local history and lots of local knowledge out there - so why not share it here? To add to the time-line, all you have to do is click on the edit button.

Or perhaps you'd like to start your own article about another aspect of Stevenston history? You can do that, too. There must also be a wealth of wonderful photographs of old Stevenston - maybe even some video of more recent events - and those are more than welcome here.


Post it all here, and let's see if we can really chronicle the history of Stevenston in a way we can all share!


21 Mar 2009 | 12:16:27

helen norwood says

I think the site is a great idea. I look forward to having time to contribute once I retire.

21 Mar 2010 | 9:34:40

sharyn stobie says

Looking for the history of Boglemart street - I believe we still have hunting and fishing rights according to our missives.

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