
These small pictures are just to give you a little insight of what the village now looks like.
I am sure old "Habbies"
will have fond memories of some of them and what they were doing at the time.
Just select the small photograph which will access the larger picture (once downloaded right click and save picture) and
using chosen software can be printed off.
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The old cafe that used to be owned by the Brunetti family.
The cafe was named "the Cyclist's Rest" this being the form of transport used at the weekends for the masses to enjoy a day out away from their own towns.
This is building situated to the right of the Trust inn.
The cenotaph is situated literally in the middle of the village
This was where the original trams and buses stopped and turned round at this terminus. Later on when the trams stopped the buses continued to do so until eventually the final terminus was situated at the top end of the village the "Wheatlands" . They also stopped here when it was snowy as they could not get up the original road which was to steep.
This is the new Girl Guides building, the original being made of wood and formally built for the Brownies association.
In this area in the 1900's stood one of the 4 churches of Kilbarchan, but unfortunately due to diminishing congregations it was closed down and eventually demolished.
The building to the left is now a private house, prior to that it was the chemist for the village for over 20 years.
Originally as the inscription states on the building this was the liberal club, which is situated directly opposite the Girl Guide building.
Later on the building was used by the local council as offices, eventually ending up as the village library.
Unfortunately
owing to drastic cuts in local spending this was closed @ 10 years ago, (the village now has a mobile library).
The building is now used for numerous assorted other local community projects.
Situated to the left of the cenotaph this building was one of 3 Cooperative shops within the village.
This larger shop originally was split into three parts. On the left was the butchers; the middle being that of the draper; and finally at the far right the grocery itself..
The building was then sold by the coop and became a heating engineers office and a private grocery. It now has been taken over partly again by the Coop with the left hand part being that of Kilbarchan's chemist.
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