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Ardentinny Church Communion Token 1871

January 27, 2011 By admin Leave a Comment

Communion tokens were widely used in the Presbyterian Churches of Scotland until the First World War. A communion token was given to each church member if the session felt that the person was worthy to receive communion. This Ardentinny Church token from 1871 simply includes the name of the church, the date and a bible verse. We would welcome more information on these Ardentinny tokens and their history.

Ardentinny Communion Token

Useful links:
History of church tokens
Ardentinny Church brief history

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Mauchline Ware and Ardentinny

January 27, 2011 By admin Leave a Comment

Until 1933, the Smith family of Mauchline in Ayrshire was famous for the manufacture of a huge range of wooden gifts known as Mauchline Ware. These souvenirs were much in demand by affluent Victorians travelling abroad. Huge quantities were also exported to mainland Europe, the US, South Africa and Australia. Many of these souvenirs were decorated with photographic transfers of their place of purchase. The image below of a bookmarker shows a transfer of the old Ferry House, Ardentinny with the old Glenfinart House in the distance. It was probably bought as a souvenir in Ardentinny and possibly dates from around 1900.

Mauchline Ware bookmarker with photo-transfer enlarged

More information on Mauchline Ware is available here and here.

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Ardentinny 1909

January 26, 2011 By admin 4 Comments

This postcard published by M. Gardner of Ardentinny Post Office was mailed by a holidaymaker to a Kilmacolm address on 23 September, 1909. The Old School can be seen on left of picture. Can anyone name the donkey?

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West Coast Motors strives to reduce carbon footprint with 485 replacement…

October 19, 2010 By admin Leave a Comment

'Round the hill' coach at Ardentinny Hotel c.1900

: Gairletter – Ardentinny road c.1900

: River Finart Bridge

: Ardentinny Hotel

: Primrose Tearoom c.1950′s

: ‘Round the hill’ coach at Ardentinny Hotel c.1900

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Ordnance Survey map 1855-1882

October 18, 2010 By admin Leave a Comment

A fascinating historical map from 1869 showing Ardentinny and Glenfinart walled garden can be viewed here.

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Cream teas at Glenfinart Hall

July 31, 2010 By admin Leave a Comment

Ardentinny & Strone Churches enjoyed a cream tea at the hall on Saturday afternoon.

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[13:21:28] Ardentinny Church repairs continue

June 9, 2010 By admin Leave a Comment

Closed for over 12 months due to a ceiling collapse, roof work continues at Ardentinny Church. Built for some £500 in 1839 by the Laird, Douglas of Glenfinart, the building is expected to open again later this year.

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History Archive

March 15, 2010 By admin Leave a Comment

More historical archived material here.

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Images of Old Ardentinny

March 13, 2010 By admin Leave a Comment

Ardentinny postcards from yesterday and today. Can you help us with dating some of these postcards? If so, please get in touch.

Larry Gladney, Ardentinny 1940.

We understand that Larry Gladney of Clarenville, Canada was part of the “Newfoundland Overseas Forestry Unit” who served at Ardentinny between 1939 and 1945. We would welcome more information on this group. Sadly, Larry passed away recently. With thanks to Cliff Pike for his permission to re-publish these photographs.