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Ordnance Survey - Ayr county, OS Name Books - Ayr county - Volume 1 - Parish of Ardrossan, OS1/3/1

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Sheet 016.5 Trace 1 Ph [Parish of] Ardrossan Co [County of] Ayr

"The baths of Ardrossan, a large and somewhat elegant building are well Known and deservedly in repute. They were projected by the
" Earl of Eglinton on the tontine principle in the year 1807. For many years after his Lordships death they were shut up and the premises allowed "to fall into a state of decay. In the year 1833 they were brought to sale & purchased by A. Macfadzean Esq M.D [Doctor of Medicine] who has at "considerable expense put them again into complete state of repair. The basins are all Marble with draping Rooms attached to each. There
" is one fitted up expressly for the poor, which is open to them gratis. New Stat Acct [Statistical Account]

Ordnance Survey - Ayr county, OS Name Books - Ayr county - Volume 1 - Parish of Ardrossan, OS1/3/1

This volume contains information on place names found in the parish of Ardrossan.

Ordnance Survey - Ayr county

Ordnance Survey was established in the 18th century to create maps, surveys and associated records for the entirety of Great Britain. These records are arranged by county. This entry has been created to enable searching for Ordnance Survey records for the county of Ayr, which is in the south west of Scotland. The boundaries of the county were altered by the Boundary Commissioners in 1891.

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