Old travel Blog photograph of people on the beach in Ardrossan located in North Ayrshire, Scotland. Ardrossan developed during the 18th and 19th centuries thanks to its position on the coast. Exports of coal and pig iron to Europe and North America were the main trade from the town's port, which became a centre for shipbuilding. Passenger services from Ardrossan harbour to Brodick on the Isle of Arran started in 1834, and services to Belfast in Northern Ireland and the Isle of Man followed in 1884 and 1892 respectively. Clyde sailings were operated initially by the Glasgow and South Western Railway Company from Winton Pier and the Caledonian Railway from Montgomerie Pier. I hope these might be of interest to folks with Scottish ancestry.
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