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BURNS'S SHOE SHOP, CHAPELWELL ST.

by JAMES BURNS 30 June

Reading through this website for some information, I noticed the old picture of a Butchers shop situated on Chapelwell St. .

 I immediately recognised it as the same location for my father's old family shoe business, which replaced the butchers in the late 1970's, and florished there for quite a few years.

 The family business name is Charles Burns and Sons est 1867 in Kilwinning. (  see S1 kilwinning / memories for more details )


13 August | 11:06:45

Ron Fitzsimons says

Now about the old outdoor bathing pool !!! that was the reason for me to learn to swim, I was watching the people diving of the diving board and some jerk pushed me in and I could not swim, so i just sank and kept jumping from the bottom and shouting help until someone jumped in and fished me out. I was never one to panic in any situation. I loved the beach and we could always go over the Bridge and get a sandwich and a bowl of soup from my grannie McCulloch, who's house was only 3 houses away from the Railway bridge. Cheers, Ron Fitzsimons.

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