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Fairlieburn House, Fairlie, Ayrshire. It was built in the early 19th century, for a naval architect, George Nixon Duck. It was probably rented by Colonel Young, who is referred to in the mansuscript index to the album, in the 1840s. The house was demolished in 1990. The bridge in the foreground of this picture originally carried the main road through Fairlie. When the large summer residences, such as Fairlie House, Creich Cottage and Fairlieburn House, were built, the road was moved to its present position away from the shore.
Arch of John Allan's house, Burnfoot, Fairlie, Ayrshire. ohn Allan (1793-1861) was the gardener at Fairlie Craig, working for Hugh Tennent’s friend, Professor Mylne of Glasgow. His father, Andrew was schoolmaster for a while. In 1841 he was living in what was then known as Mylne’s Garden Cottage; by the time the calotypes were taken, he and his mother, Eliza, were living in Burnfoot. Several houses in Burnfoot are pictured in the albums, and this may be the same cottage as above, as the Craig is situated very near Burnfoot. However, he proudly describes himself in 1851 as 'house proprietor', so he must have been able to buy it.