I remember walking along the seacoast from Stevenston to Saltcoats. The downtown was bustling and everyone was on the pavement shopping. Woolworth's was open then. By 1979, the last time I was back in Scotland it had all changed. The name came from 'salt cots' - as making salt by evaporating sea water was a cottage industry made in private cottage homes at the time. My mother's relatives owned the Station Hotel back then and I had pudding in the big kitchen often, cooked by my granny's sister. I saw Bambi at the Regal when I was a tot. Girls used to come 'round the seats with ice cream and cigarettes. The Glasgow fair every Summer benefitted local industry and that was also gone by the early 1980s. Thank you so much for posting this video. It brings back so many pleasant memories.
Went every Glasgow Fair to Saltcoats, me and the Wife still head down from Glasgow at least twice a year, it always brings back fond memories of better times.
So sad to see it what it was like to seeing it today, it could be a fab holiday resort if council put money into it, the beaches are lovely and holidayed there this year after 15 years and felt it was so tired, 😢
Very well done. I’m an old timer who remembers the Glasgow fair fortnight and the town and beaches a mass of people. Times change and you captured the changes well.
Thank you very much for this video. Didn't know about the windmill at No. 51, though it now seems obvious! There was a third cinema up to 1972, the Countess Picture Theatre (where the town hall now is). I first saw the Wizard of Oz there.
My late gran was from saltcoats she lived through ww2 born the a wee house where the pharmacy stands in the main street next to where the market was iconically her son (my uncle) delivered to the pharmacy. She use to tell me about great stories from when she lived there also I use to spend a lot of time down there as a kid on holiday with my family to the caravan park I loved it and would love to go back now with my family..
Great to see my hometown when it was thriving. Grew up in Saltcoats and remember the 80s when you couldn't walk through the market it was so busy. When I see it now it's so sad how it's declined and doubt it will ever recover to how it was when I was a kid growing up. Great video.
You have made a lovely film. Saltcoats is a hidden gem. More than 100 years ago the Customs House was a kippering store to smoke the fish for the Murrays who owned fish shops in the Three Towns.
i left there as a kid in 1965, so from me thank you , a lot of child hood memories, 67 now , but my heart is is still in scotland,.......sadly i am not.
Born and brought up in Saltcoats. Lovely memories in the video. I never realised till I married someone from the east coast that we pronounced street names in a funny way. Windmill St, Dockhead St, Countess St, Bradshaw St - the accent was always on the second syllable. I wonder why?
Brilliant, thank you. Lived in Ardrossan quite close to the 'planny' and the burn. Spent many a happy day in Saltcoats and my first summer job in a bakery (can't remember the name) which had a back opening onto the braes.
Well done and well made.. I kind of remember that we had a big Albion moving van parked in Saltcoats for our family coming from Glasgow for the Fair. 1955 to 1959 then or caravan mysteriously burned down. 😢.
I'm 65 , back in the 60's 70s i stayed in my aunties house in addams avenue i came from glasgow and stayed with lots of aunties and uncle's some up the high road, Anderson drive, plada place ? Great memories of Great people, I'm still going to Saltcoats but staying in caravan park a couple of times. As the curtain comes down on me ,ilook back on time with happiness in who i meet as a young boy. Thanks to all, and Saltcoats forever in my heart ❤
I was brought up in ardrossan,saltcoats area during the war years. This brought back many happy memories. I’ve lived in Canada the past 60+ years, but still have a soft spot for Scotland.
Thanks so much for such a nostalgic, lovely video. I used to go to Saltcoats as a child with my aunt, and stayed at a B and B, which I always remember had a huge gong in the hallway which was struck to get everyone up in the morning. It was such lovely holidays there, and I remember building sand castles, and playing in the rock pools. Thanks again for such a wonderful video of reminiscing.
We used to go to Saltcoats every year fro th Paisley fair, rented a place from a Mrs Pendleton.I use to go to a local bakery each morning for a dozen rolls which were then filled with bacon and eggs for breakfast when I got home as we had aunts and uncles living with us.We always brought a wicker hamper filled with food to eke out our money.Loved the place and went out in the local boats,'Spindrift' and 'Santa Maria' from the steps on the harbour, I think it was sixpence a trip and I went out every day I could.Happy carefree days!
Well done. It brought back great memories of being brought up In Saltcoats in the 50s and 60s.. I lived in Parkend Road then Dockhead Street but moved away in 1972. Have had the odd day visit to the town in recent years. It's a shame the way the town has gone as it was once a thriving place. The shops were mainly family run: the likes of Duncans, Wilkies and Fullertons where my dad was manager. And I remember having a season ticket for the Saltcoats Bathing Station. Finally, we played football on "The Braes" before the flats were built. Have you any more where that came from?
My home town. There were 3 not 2 cinemas. The Countess was a wee bit more sophisticated. Regal seemed to show “Sound of Music” all summer every summer! The fair came for the summer every year (not the Glasgow Fair, though that came too, but dodg’ems and waltzer ghost train and all. I blame Thatcher (and to be fair cheap package holidays though I don’t like to let her off the hook for anything). We did moan about the crowds in summer. Little did we know what was ahead for the town once Ardeer shut down.
The last town I lived in before moving to Canada was Saltcoats. My mum, aunt and Grandma ran The Grange Hotel. It was back in the 80s. Loved your video!!
My dad knew the people that ran the grange after he died they gave us a slap up Christmas dinner with the restaurant emptied so my mum and me could have a good time and celebrate my dads life it was sad the way it burned down i walk past the site where it was almost every day with my dog i loved that place.
@@son_of_stan my mum and my brother and I moved to Canada in 85. My grandma and grandad owned it back then with my aunt Jeanette. They were the Lees. It would have been them I think
Haven't been in Saltcoats since i was very young. Is it worth visiting now? I was in Troon about a year ago and there ain't much there for visitors. Was like a retirement town.
Hey, is it okay if i record something like this? its been a big inspiration for me for about a year and I have wanted to do it since. I am happy with any answer and I hope you answer me back.
I remember walking along the seacoast from Stevenston to Saltcoats. The downtown was bustling and everyone was on the pavement shopping. Woolworth's was open then. By 1979, the last time I was back in Scotland it had all changed. The name came from 'salt cots' - as making salt by evaporating sea water was a cottage industry made in private cottage homes at the time. My mother's relatives owned the Station Hotel back then and I had pudding in the big kitchen often, cooked by my granny's sister. I saw Bambi at the Regal when I was a tot. Girls used to come 'round the seats with ice cream and cigarettes. The Glasgow fair every Summer benefitted local industry and that was also gone by the early 1980s. Thank you so much for posting this video. It brings back so many pleasant memories.
Went every Glasgow Fair to Saltcoats, me and the Wife still head down from Glasgow at least twice a year, it always brings back fond memories of better times.
So sad to see it what it was like to seeing it today, it could be a fab holiday resort if council put money into it, the beaches are lovely and holidayed there this year after 15 years and felt it was so tired, 😢
Ive lived in saltcoats forever and i absolutely love this. Almost brings a tear to my eye
Born & bred in Saltcoats now in Auckland New Zealand, greatest wee town in the world. Miss you terribly x
Very well done. I’m an old timer who remembers the Glasgow fair fortnight and the town and beaches a mass of people. Times change and you captured the changes well.
Thank you very much for this video. Didn't know about the windmill at No. 51, though it now seems obvious! There was a third cinema up to 1972, the Countess Picture Theatre (where the town hall now is). I first saw the Wizard of Oz there.
My late gran was from saltcoats she lived through ww2 born the a wee house where the pharmacy stands in the main street next to where the market was iconically her son (my uncle) delivered to the pharmacy. She use to tell me about great stories from when she lived there also I use to spend a lot of time down there as a kid on holiday with my family to the caravan park I loved it and would love to go back now with my family..
Great to see my hometown when it was thriving. Grew up in Saltcoats and remember the 80s when you couldn't walk through the market it was so busy. When I see it now it's so sad how it's declined and doubt it will ever recover to how it was when I was a kid growing up. Great video.
Indeed, now its a graffiti ridden ghetto with a drug problem. Pity to see it so run down.
Brought up in saltcoats and still here ( apart from moving away for jobs) but always come back to my home town
You have made a lovely film. Saltcoats is a hidden gem. More than 100 years ago the Customs House was a kippering store to smoke the fish for the Murrays who owned fish shops in the Three Towns.
i left there as a kid in 1965, so from me thank you , a lot of child hood memories, 67 now , but my heart is is still in scotland,.......sadly i am not.
Fascinating to see the town that my late Grandma came from before she moved to Nottingham. Thank you for this.
I love how you combined minecraft music and my home town! 2 things i love
Born and brought up in Saltcoats. Lovely memories in the video. I never realised till I married someone from the east coast that we pronounced street names in a funny way. Windmill St, Dockhead St, Countess St, Bradshaw St - the accent was always on the second syllable. I wonder why?
Brilliant, thank you. Lived in Ardrossan quite close to the 'planny' and the burn. Spent many a happy day in Saltcoats and my first summer job in a bakery (can't remember the name) which had a back opening onto the braes.
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Very interesting and informative video indeed. Thank you.
Well done and well made.. I kind of remember that we had a big Albion moving van parked in Saltcoats for our family coming from Glasgow for the Fair. 1955 to 1959 then or caravan mysteriously burned down. 😢.
I'm 65 , back in the 60's 70s i stayed in my aunties house in addams avenue i came from glasgow and stayed with lots of aunties and uncle's some up the high road, Anderson drive, plada place ? Great memories of Great people, I'm still going to Saltcoats but staying in caravan park a couple of times. As the curtain comes down on me ,ilook back on time with happiness in who i meet as a young boy. Thanks to all, and Saltcoats forever in my heart ❤
I was brought up in ardrossan,saltcoats area during the war years. This brought back many happy memories. I’ve lived in Canada the past 60+ years, but still have a soft spot for Scotland.
Thanks so much for such a nostalgic, lovely video. I used to go to Saltcoats as a child with my aunt, and stayed at a B and B, which I always remember had a huge gong in the hallway which was struck to get everyone up in the morning. It was such lovely holidays there, and I remember building sand castles, and playing in the rock pools. Thanks again for such a wonderful video of reminiscing.
We used to go to Saltcoats every year fro th Paisley fair, rented a place from a Mrs Pendleton.I use to go to a local bakery each morning for a dozen rolls which were then filled with bacon and eggs for breakfast when I got home as we had aunts and uncles living with us.We always brought a wicker hamper filled with food to eke out our money.Loved the place and went out in the local boats,'Spindrift' and 'Santa Maria' from the steps on the harbour, I think it was sixpence a trip and I went out every day I could.Happy carefree days!
Beautiful and well done! Thanks for sharing.
Well done. It brought back great memories of being brought up In Saltcoats in the 50s and 60s.. I lived in Parkend Road then Dockhead Street but moved away in 1972. Have had the odd day visit to the town in recent years. It's a shame the way the town has gone as it was once a thriving place. The shops were mainly family run: the likes of Duncans, Wilkies and Fullertons where my dad was manager. And I remember having a season ticket for the Saltcoats Bathing Station. Finally, we played football on "The Braes" before the flats were built. Have you any more where that came from?
I lived there when the planners allowed a huge ugly supermarket to be built in the harbour...1997? crazy!
I have absolutely no tie in with saltcoats but love visiting this ordinary place with ordinary people when in the area, which is regularly.
Glad to hear it.
In fact I'm down that way Monday.
My home town. There were 3 not 2 cinemas. The Countess was a wee bit more sophisticated. Regal seemed to show “Sound of Music” all summer every summer! The fair came for the summer every year (not the Glasgow Fair, though that came too, but dodg’ems and waltzer ghost train and all. I blame Thatcher (and to be fair cheap package holidays though I don’t like to let her off the hook for anything). We did moan about the crowds in summer. Little did we know what was ahead for the town once Ardeer shut down.
I grew up in Stevenston next door to Saktcoats. I now live in Ireland but efery so often I gethomesick for Saltcoats/Stevenston
You should be pleased, great bit of historical review,
brilliant video. many thanks.
MARVELLOUS video of my hametoon the best wee toon in the land! Well done Aidan superb pal.
i love it it was a good town when i was a young boy
The last town I lived in before moving to Canada was Saltcoats. My mum, aunt and Grandma ran The Grange Hotel. It was back in the 80s. Loved your video!!
My dad knew the people that ran the grange after he died they gave us a slap up Christmas dinner with the restaurant emptied so my mum and me could have a good time and celebrate my dads life it was sad the way it burned down i walk past the site where it was almost every day with my dog i loved that place.
New all the Matheson's from Anderson Drive...lovely family...
@@son_of_stan aw that's lovely. If you dont mind me asking what year was that?
@@crazyscot78 they did that for us back in 1988, the place shut down about 7 years later i think.
@@son_of_stan my mum and my brother and I moved to Canada in 85. My grandma and grandad owned it back then with my aunt Jeanette. They were the Lees. It would have been them I think
Good memories from 1980-2000. Now I look it ghost town 😞
great video of my home town ,thankyou for sharing
North Ayrshire Council need to stop focusing on Irvine and Largs. There are other towns in the area.
great video, thanks for the info,the music was good
Great choice of music
This was a great video. Well done.
Hi Aidan its me luke.really liked your video.good luck with everything you do.
My wee mum took Me john and David and Judy many many times when we were kids thanks mum and dad in Heaven love from wee jimmy
Haven't been in Saltcoats since i was very young. Is it worth visiting now? I was in Troon about a year ago and there ain't much there for visitors. Was like a retirement town.
Me and Molly at the bridge on the walkway 3min15sec
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I live here
Goddamn, the auld regal cinema is looking a bit grim these days 😳
Hey, is it okay if i record something like this? its been a big inspiration for me for about a year and I have wanted to do it since. I am happy with any answer and I hope you answer me back.
Hi, yeah sure go ahead. ; )
@@aidanlynn Thank you Aidan!
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