Old Photographs Portland Street Troon Scotland

Old photograph of shops, houses, and people on Portland Street in Troon, Ayrshire, Scotland. Charles Kerr Marr was born in Troon in 1855. A coal contractor by trade, Marr amassed a fortune whilst in London, England, during the 1st World War. Following his death, a substantial amount of this wealth was left to a Trust whose task it was to bring about the advancement of education in Troon. He died on the 15th of February, 1919

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