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Old Photograph Batchelors Club Tarbolton Scotland
Old photograph of the Batchelors Club in Tarbolton in South Ayrshire, Scotland. The upstairs room of this thatched roofed building was the largest in Tarbolton and was used for a number of social events. It was probably the first rural debating society in Scotland and the prototype for many Burns Clubs throughout the world over. On 11 November 1780 a debating club was founded by young men from Tarbolton parish, inspired by one that was established in Ayr, by Robert Burns, Gilbert Burns, Hugh Reid, Alexander Brown, Thomas Wright, William McGavin and Walter Mitchell. Robert Burns was unanimously elected president for the first meeting, held in the property of John Richard, used as an ale house. David Sillar, who lived nearby, was added to the list of founders in May 1781, followed by Matthew Paterson, James Paterson, and John Orr in 1782. The Club continued in operation for some years after Burns left the district. Robert Burns also attended dancing lessons in here 1779, was initiated into Freemasonry here in 1781.
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