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John Galt (/ ɡ ɔː l t /; 2 May 1779 – 11 April 1839) was a Scottish novelist, entrepreneur, and political and social commentator.Galt has been called the first political novelist in the English language, [1] due to being the first novelist to deal with issues of the Industrial Revolution.
Bliston Primary School, Roslin Bonnyrigg Primary School, Bonnyrigg Burnbrae Primary School, Bonnyrigg; Cornbank St James' Primary School, Penicuik Cuiken Primary School, Penicuik
The library at Wellwood House is composed of some 2,000 books donated and purchased over many years, divided into: Burns Works and Criticism; Burnsiana; General Literature and Poetry; Scottish History; Ayrshire History; All the works of John Galt (native of Irvine, 1779–1839); The works of James Montgomery (1771–1854) another native of ...
John Galt (1779–1839), author; Colin Hay (1953–), singer and former lead-singer of Australian band Men At Work, born in Saltcoats. Air Chief Marshal Angus Houston (1947–), current Australian Chief of Defence Force; George Houston (1869–1947), landscape painter of Scottish locales, [19] born in Dalry. Tom Hunter (1961–), entrepreneur ...
Annick Primary; Lawthorn Primary and Nursery; Stanecastle Nursery and School for special needs children was demolished in 2022. First Steps Nursery; The Original Annick Primary School. The picture shows the old school, which subsequently was converted to a pub and then to a private house Littlestane Farmhouse, now Girdle Toll Church manse.
Irvine (/ ˈ ɜːr v ɪ n / UR-vin; Scots: Irvin [2]; Scottish Gaelic: Irbhinn [ˈiɾʲivɪɲ]) [3] is a town and former royal burgh on the coast of the Firth of Clyde in North Ayrshire, Scotland. The 2011 Census recorded the town's population at 33,698 inhabitants, making it the largest settlement in North Ayrshire, [ 4 ] and 22nd largest ...
Bourtreehill is a large housing estate built by the Irvine Development Corporation (IDC) in the late 1970s which forms part of the Irvine New Town in North Ayrshire, Scotland. The estate has two main parts, known as Bourtreehill North and Bourtreehill South. Along its southern border runs the Broomlands estate. The Bourtreehill South area has ...
Fullarton is a small area in Irvine, North Ayrshire. It is situated close to Irvine Bay and is next to several industrial estates, large supermarkets and retail stores and the town centre itself. Stagecoach Western buses operate the local bus services in the area. Fullarton is only 8 miles from Prestwick Airport and 25 miles from the city of ...