No.17 Autumn 1999 £1.00 The Hawkhill Chemical Works of of W S Walker & Co., from The “Borough” Guide to Ayr, c.1913. Contributions for the Spring 2000 issue of Ayrshire Notes, including information about the activities of Member Societies, should be sent before the end of January to Rob Close, 1 Craigbrae Cottages, Drongan, Ayr KA6 7EN, tel. 01292 590273. Local Societies may obtain additional copies of Ayrshire Notes for their members at cost price by prior arrangement with David McClure, 7 Park Circus, Ayr KA7 2DJ, tel. 01292 262248;
[email protected] The local press has permission to copy items from this issue provided that acknowledgement is made to: AYRSHIRE NOTES published by AYRSHIRE ARCHÆOLOGICAL & NATURAL HISTORY SOCIETY in association with AYRSHIRE FEDERATION OF HISTORICAL SOCIETIES AANHS President Dr David Reid AANHS Secretary Dr Trevor Mathews 10 Longlands Park, Ayr KA7 4RJ Tel. 01292 441915 AFHS Chairman Mr Stuart Wilson AFHS Secretary Josephine Happell 17B Main Street, Prestwick KA9 1AA Tel. 01292 479949 2 Ayrshire Notes No.16, Spring 1999 Contents W G Walker & Co. (Ayr) Ltd.: A Company History to 1945 4 A Newmilns Poisoning Case 12 Growth and Grace 14 The Riot at Deans Mill: A Disturbance in Maybole, 1831 16 An 18th-Century Inventory of Kilhenzie Castle 22 Sweet Bargany House 26 Ayrshire Federation of Historical Societies Swap Shop 27 Conference 2000 28 Barbara Graham 28 Diary of Meetings of Historical Societies in Ayrshire 1999-2000 28 Kilwinning Archers in Their Proper Habits 31 Publications of the Ayrshire Archæological & Natural History Society 32 W G Walker & Co.