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Towards Kilmarnock Town Centre
View of the town from the Kay Park near Burns Monument, looking South West.
Left To Right. The High Church, The Grange Kirk, The West High Kirk, Kilmarnock Railway Station, St Joseph's Church and Johnnie Walkers.
Image: © allan mcdougall
Taken: Unknown
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The end of Union Street
What look like fairly modern blocks of flats at the end of Union Street.
Image: © Malcolm Neal
Taken: 20 Mar 2022
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Old High Kirk
The church was built in 1732 with the tower added in 1740 and a further extension in 1858.
Image: © Tim Glover
Taken: 20 Feb 2017
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Church
Image: © David Liddle
Taken: 11 Feb 2013
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Old High Kirk - Kilmarnock
The church was erected between 1731 and 1734 as a chapel of ease, on land given by the Fourth Earl of Kilmarnock. The steeple was added in 1740.
The church was well known to Robert Burns.Its first two ministers were James Oliphant and 'Black Jock' Russell. John Wilson the Printer/Publisher of The First Edition of Burns' poems, is buried in the graveyard, as are the Tannock Brothers (Artist's). Thomas Morton, inventor of the barrel-carpet loom, is also buried here, as is Thomas Kennedy, inventor of the water meter.
Image: © Raibeart MacAoidh
Taken: 18 May 2019
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Old High Kirk, Kilmarnock
Sits right next to the railway viaduct.
Image: © wfmillar
Taken: 7 Nov 2011
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Old High Kirk, Kilmarnock
Image: © wfmillar
Taken: 7 Nov 2011
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Old High Kirk, Kilmarnock
Eastern end view of steeple. The clock has stopped.
Image: © wfmillar
Taken: 7 Nov 2011
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Black's Bar - Kilmarnock
A "local's" pub with Sunday evening karaoke
Image: © Ian Rainey
Taken: 14 Jan 2019
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Old High Kirk
23 arched windows by a 23 arched viaduct; the following description is from visitscotland.com.
Church of Scotland
Kilmarnock's oldest church building built 1732 of local stone by the Hunter Brothers to a design adapted from St Martins-in-the-fields, London. Austere exterior contrasts with pleasing interior enhanced by unique set of 23 stained glass windows by W & J J Keir, glaziers to Glasgow Cathedral. Graveyard with tombs including John Wilson, publisher of Robert Burns first book of poems.
Image: © Thomas Nugent
Taken: 27 Oct 2010
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