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Dreghorn was a small farming village. It developed in the 19th century in association with coal mining and the related brick manufacturing. A train station was opened in 1868. The train station closed in 1964 and all of the local coal mines had closed by the early 1980s. As a result of being included in the designated area for Irvine New Town, Dreghorn was greatly expanded from 1969 to 1971 by the Irvine Development Corporation, primarily as a commutor village. | |||
Dreghorn is the birthplace of John Boyd Dunlop, inventor of the pneumatic tyre | |||
===DREGHORN CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETY 1875-1964=== | ===DREGHORN CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETY 1875-1964=== | ||
The society started in 1875, opening a store towards the end of that year. It joined the SCWS in the following year. In 1964 [[Irvine & Fullarton Co-operatives|Irvine & Fullarton]] opened Seagate house, a two story department store. It closed all it's smaller stores and accepted the Dreghorn society joining it. | The society started in 1875, opening a store towards the end of that year. It joined the SCWS in the following year. In 1964 [[Irvine & Fullarton Co-operatives|Irvine & Fullarton]] opened Seagate house, a two story department store. It closed all it's smaller stores and accepted the Dreghorn society joining it. | ||
Latest revision as of 19:41, 12 April 2024
Dreghorn was a small farming village. It developed in the 19th century in association with coal mining and the related brick manufacturing. A train station was opened in 1868. The train station closed in 1964 and all of the local coal mines had closed by the early 1980s. As a result of being included in the designated area for Irvine New Town, Dreghorn was greatly expanded from 1969 to 1971 by the Irvine Development Corporation, primarily as a commutor village.
Dreghorn is the birthplace of John Boyd Dunlop, inventor of the pneumatic tyre
DREGHORN CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETY 1875-1964
The society started in 1875, opening a store towards the end of that year. It joined the SCWS in the following year. In 1964 Irvine & Fullarton opened Seagate house, a two story department store. It closed all it's smaller stores and accepted the Dreghorn society joining it.
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| Filename | DHornCoop.3 | |
| Value | 3d | |
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| Size (mm) | 25 | |
| Manufacture | Dark Brown Plastic | |
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