{"id":2422,"date":"2024-02-11T20:29:53","date_gmt":"2024-02-11T20:29:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.skelmorlievillas.co.uk\/?page_id=2422"},"modified":"2024-02-11T21:07:07","modified_gmt":"2024-02-11T21:07:07","slug":"prospecthill-including-the-smiddy","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.skelmorlievillas.co.uk\/skelmorlie-villas\/prospecthill-including-the-smiddy\/","title":{"rendered":"Prospecthill including the smiddy"},"content":{"rendered":"<section  class='av_textblock_section av-pz250-51b645349da5329161dd13047d073269 '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><h4>4 &#8211; 12 Golf Course Road, Skelmorlie<\/h4>\n<\/div><\/section>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-p7fp0-653fb0a178113ab235db769b0c634a7c\">\n#top .avia-gallery.av-p7fp0-653fb0a178113ab235db769b0c634a7c .avia-gallery-thumb a{\nwidth:10%;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='avia-gallery av-p7fp0-653fb0a178113ab235db769b0c634a7c avia_animate_when_visible  avia-builder-el-1  el_after_av_textblock  el_before_av_textblock  avia_lazyload avia-gallery-animate avia-gallery-1'  itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" ><meta itemprop=\"contentURL\" content=\"https:\/\/www.skelmorlievillas.co.uk\/skelmorlie-villas\/prospecthill-including-the-smiddy\/\"><div class='avia-gallery-thumb'><a href=\"https:\/\/www.skelmorlievillas.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/prospect-main-house.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.skelmorlievillas.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/prospect-main-house.jpg 433w, https:\/\/www.skelmorlievillas.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/prospect-main-house-300x238.jpg 300w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 433px) 100vw, 433px\" data-rel='gallery-1' data-prev-img='https:\/\/www.skelmorlievillas.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/prospect-main-house.jpg' class='first_thumb lightbox ' data-onclick='1' title='Prospecthill main house provided by Dr B and Mrs C Kerr.'  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\"  ><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-2459 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-2459\"  data-avia-tooltip='Prospecthill main house provided by Dr B and Mrs C Kerr.' src=\"https:\/\/www.skelmorlievillas.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/prospect-main-house-180x180.jpg\" width=\"180\" height=\"180\"  title='prospecthill main house.' alt='Prospecthill main house provided by Dr B and Mrs C Kerr.' srcset=\"https:\/\/www.skelmorlievillas.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/prospect-main-house-180x180.jpg 180w, https:\/\/www.skelmorlievillas.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/prospect-main-house-80x80.jpg 80w, https:\/\/www.skelmorlievillas.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/prospect-main-house-36x36.jpg 36w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 180px) 100vw, 180px\" \/><div class='big-prev-fake'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-2459 avia-img-lazy-loading-2459\"  width=\"433\" height=\"344\" src=\"https:\/\/www.skelmorlievillas.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/prospect-main-house.jpg\" title='prospecthill main house.' alt='Prospecthill main house provided by Dr B and Mrs C Kerr.' srcset=\"https:\/\/www.skelmorlievillas.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/prospect-main-house.jpg 433w, https:\/\/www.skelmorlievillas.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/prospect-main-house-300x238.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 433px) 100vw, 433px\" \/><\/div><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.skelmorlievillas.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/smithy-map.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.skelmorlievillas.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/smithy-map.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.skelmorlievillas.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/smithy-map-300x174.jpg 300w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" data-rel='gallery-1' data-prev-img='https:\/\/www.skelmorlievillas.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/smithy-map-495x348.jpg' class='lightbox ' data-onclick='2' title='Prospecthill (Smithy) &#8211; 1910 ordinance survey'  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\"  ><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-2460 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-2460\"  data-avia-tooltip='Prospecthill (Smithy) &#8211; 1910 ordinance survey' src=\"https:\/\/www.skelmorlievillas.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/smithy-map-180x180.jpg\" width=\"180\" height=\"180\"  title='Prospecthill - 1910 ordinance survey' alt='Prospecthill - 1910 ordinance survey' srcset=\"https:\/\/www.skelmorlievillas.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/smithy-map-180x180.jpg 180w, https:\/\/www.skelmorlievillas.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/smithy-map-80x80.jpg 80w, https:\/\/www.skelmorlievillas.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/smithy-map-36x36.jpg 36w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 180px) 100vw, 180px\" \/><div class='big-prev-fake'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-2460 avia-img-lazy-loading-2460\"  width=\"495\" height=\"348\" src=\"https:\/\/www.skelmorlievillas.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/smithy-map-495x348.jpg\" title='Prospecthill - 1910 ordinance survey' alt='Prospecthill - 1910 ordinance survey' \/><\/div><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.skelmorlievillas.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/prospecthill-plot.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.skelmorlievillas.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/prospecthill-plot.jpg 501w, https:\/\/www.skelmorlievillas.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/prospecthill-plot-300x219.jpg 300w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 501px) 100vw, 501px\" data-rel='gallery-1' data-prev-img='https:\/\/www.skelmorlievillas.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/prospecthill-plot-495x365.jpg' class='lightbox ' data-onclick='3' title='Prospecthill (Smithy) plot provided by Dr B and Mrs C Kerr.'  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\"  ><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-2458 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-2458\"  data-avia-tooltip='Prospecthill (Smithy) plot provided by Dr B and Mrs C Kerr.' src=\"https:\/\/www.skelmorlievillas.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/prospecthill-plot-180x180.jpg\" width=\"180\" height=\"180\"  title='Prospecthill (Smithy) plot' alt='Prospecthill (Smithy) plot provided by Dr B and Mrs C Kerr.' srcset=\"https:\/\/www.skelmorlievillas.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/prospecthill-plot-180x180.jpg 180w, https:\/\/www.skelmorlievillas.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/prospecthill-plot-80x80.jpg 80w, https:\/\/www.skelmorlievillas.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/prospecthill-plot-36x36.jpg 36w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 180px) 100vw, 180px\" \/><div class='big-prev-fake'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-2458 avia-img-lazy-loading-2458\"  width=\"495\" height=\"365\" src=\"https:\/\/www.skelmorlievillas.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/prospecthill-plot-495x365.jpg\" title='Prospecthill (Smithy) plot' alt='Prospecthill (Smithy) plot provided by Dr B and Mrs C Kerr.' \/><\/div><\/a><\/div><\/div>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-ok6qg-564102362781e030f0dc43d94c08f8d9 '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p><em>Photos: 1. Main house c. 1990s. Source: Mrs C Kerr.\u00a0 2. 1910 ordinance survey. 3. Prospecthill ariel view c. 1990s. Source: Mrs C Kerr.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><\/section>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-o0hs8-b35f70b157ffea4974eb3c2838c1a5aa\">\n.flex_column.av-o0hs8-b35f70b157ffea4974eb3c2838c1a5aa{\n-webkit-border-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;\n-moz-border-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;\nborder-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;\npadding:0px 0px 0px 0px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='flex_column av-o0hs8-b35f70b157ffea4974eb3c2838c1a5aa av_one_full  avia-builder-el-3  el_after_av_textblock  el_before_av_hr  first flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding  column-top-margin'     ><p><div class='avia-data-table-wrap av-nkq1c-464434716e558ec470d4cc44c3c1fe13 avia_responsive_table avia-table-1'><table  class='avia-table avia-data-table avia_pricing_default  avia-builder-el-4  el_before_av_textblock  avia-builder-el-first '  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Table\" ><tbody><tr class='avia-heading-row'><th class=''>Owners<\/th><th class=''>Dates <\/th><th class=''>Alterations <\/th><\/tr><tr class=''><td class=''>The Earl of Eglinton &amp; Winton <\/td><td class=''>Pre 1883<\/td><td class=''>Land\/Feu owner <\/td><\/tr><tr class=''><td class=''>Mr John Hamilton <\/td><td class=''>1883 &#8211; 1889 <\/td><td class=''>Initial buildings <\/td><\/tr><tr class=''><td class=''>Mr James Fleck<\/td><td class=''>1889 &#8211; 1906<\/td><td class=''>Smiddy and replacement of stables <\/td><\/tr><tr class=''><td class=''>Mrs Archibald J Orr, Manchester<\/td><td class=''>1906 &#8211; 1947<\/td><td class=''><\/td><\/tr><tr class=''><td class=''>Archibald Allison Pearson<\/td><td class=''>1947 &#8211; 1953 <\/td><td class=''>Plot split into 3 holdings and each sold separately. <\/td><\/tr><tr class=''><td class=''>Various<br \/>\nincluding William Eugene Symes who owned the main house from 1947\/8 to 1992 <\/td><td class=''>1948 &#8211; 1992<\/td><td class=''><\/td><\/tr><tr class=''><td class=''>William Charles Symes <\/td><td class=''>1992 &#8211; 1998<\/td><td class=''>1993: Aneex extended to include 2 bedrooms. a bathroom and staff bedsit. <\/td><\/tr><tr class=''><td class=''>Brian and Cath Kerr<\/td><td class=''>1998 &#8211; Present <\/td><td class=''>2004: Conservatory added to NE of main house.<br \/>\n2007: Extension to front and side of main house joining the properties into one. <\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/div><style type='text\/css'>.avia-table-1 td:nth-of-type(1):before { content: 'Owners'; } .avia-table-1 td:nth-of-type(2):before { content: 'Dates '; } .avia-table-1 td:nth-of-type(3):before { content: 'Alterations '; } <\/style><br \/>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-3vjek-65cd6174f84c32c0bccc8da5d4b197b9 '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><\/div><\/section><\/p><\/div><div  class='hr av-36gxo-9c01145804b54dc0440508de10a5e4f5 hr-default  avia-builder-el-6  el_after_av_one_full  el_before_av_textblock '><span class='hr-inner '><span class=\"hr-inner-style\"><\/span><\/span><\/div><\/p>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-a5zw-957b3b5342895e33d6898a8e600b89dc '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p><strong><em><u>About the Property:\u00a0<\/u><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Prospecthill is a plot of land measuring 1 rood and 8.9 poles (approx. 1240 m<sup>2<\/sup>), which was originally part of <strong>Annetyard farm<\/strong>. It lies on the west side of Golf Course Road and south of Sandybrae Road and today is numbered 4 &#8211; 12 Golf Course Road. <sup>[1]<\/sup><\/p>\n<p>The plot was acquired from the Earl of Eglinton &amp; Winton by John Hamilton in 1883. <sup>[1]<\/sup><\/p>\n<p>Over the years the form and number of buildings on the plot has changed. Our best view is that the first building, a two roomed house and stables, was constructed between 1883 and 1885. <sup>[3][4] \u00a0<\/sup><\/p>\n<p>Sometime between 1889 and 1905, the main house\/villa was built, a blacksmith\u2019s workshop added (smiddy), and the existing two room house and stables replaced by\/ or converted to, four 1-2 room dwellings. <sup>[3][4][5]<\/sup><\/p>\n<p>Whether when it was built or slightly later, an external staircase was added to the main building, allowing the ground floor (4 rooms) to be rented separately from the upstairs (3 rooms). <sup>[16][17] <\/sup><\/p>\n<p>Essentially from 1889 until 1947 Prospecthill was a business for its owners, with all the different components rented out separately. As far as we are aware, during this period none of the owners actually lived at Prospecthill. <sup>[3][4][5][9]<\/sup><\/p>\n<p>During the late 1940s and early 1950s the site was split into 3 plots, which were sold individually:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The main house\/villa and the ground to the east (up to Golf Course Road)<\/li>\n<li>The smiddy<\/li>\n<li>Three small dwellings, lying adjacent to and to the west of the smiddy. <sup>[1]<\/sup><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Ownership of the plots remained separate until the mid-1980s when they were brought together by William Charles Symes. <sup>[1] <\/sup><\/p>\n<p>During William\u2019s tenure, he ran Prospecthill as a residential home to create additional income. In 1993, he applied for and obtained planning permission for an extension to the annex. The annex was essentially the three small dwellings, lying west of the smiddy. The design included retaining the original wall foundations (up to about 4 feet) and then building afresh above this, to create two residents\u2019 bedrooms, a bathroom, and a staff bedsit. <sup>[1][17]<\/sup><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_2428\" style=\"width: 910px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2428\" class=\"wp-image-2428 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.skelmorlievillas.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/annex.jpg\" alt=\"Photos: 1. The annex from the south showing original foundation wall. 2. Annex from the north. Source: ND.\" width=\"900\" height=\"208\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.skelmorlievillas.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/annex.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.skelmorlievillas.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/annex-300x69.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.skelmorlievillas.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/annex-768x177.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.skelmorlievillas.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/annex-705x163.jpg 705w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-2428\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photos: 1. The annex from the south showing original foundation wall. 2. Annex from the north. Source: ND.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The current owners have made further changes to Prospecthill, adding a conservatory to the northeast of the main house, and redesigning the whole property to create one building \u00a0which encompasses the multiple structures. A dividing, sound-proofed, door allows the original house to be split for rental purposes. <sup>[17]<\/sup><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_2433\" style=\"width: 910px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2433\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2433\" src=\"https:\/\/www.skelmorlievillas.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/footprint.jpg\" alt=\"Photos: 1. Footprint of Prospecthill today. 2. Prospecthill from SE (old smiddy in foreground). 3. Prospecthill from NE. Source: Mrs C Kerr.\" width=\"900\" height=\"202\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.skelmorlievillas.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/footprint.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.skelmorlievillas.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/footprint-300x67.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.skelmorlievillas.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/footprint-768x172.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.skelmorlievillas.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/footprint-705x158.jpg 705w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-2433\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photos: 1. Footprint of Prospecthill today. 2. Prospecthill from SE (old smiddy in foreground). 3. Prospecthill from NE. Source: Mrs C Kerr.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Photos: 1. Footprint of Prospecthill today. 2. Prospecthill from SE (old smiddy in foreground). 3. Prospecthill from NE. Source: Mrs C Kerr.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-ll14b7t9-885cd9e749d05ebd5e6271abfdabd777 '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p><strong><em>About the owners<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><u>Mr John Hamilton 1883 \u2013 1889<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>John Hamilton was born in Irvine in 1841 to William Hamilton, gardener, and Hannah (Armstrong) Hamilton. <sup>[2]<\/sup><\/p>\n<p>We pick up John\u2019s story in 1881 where we find him sharing a room in <strong>Auchendarroch <\/strong>house, Skelmorlie with three other men (a slater, a baker and a baker\u2019s apprentice). John was 36, a widower and his occupation was carter. <sup>[3] <\/sup><\/p>\n<p>In late December of the same year (1881), he married Janet Ferguson, at Skelmorlie Toll Bar. Janet was also a widow and gave her usual address as Skelmorlie suggesting the couple met in the village. <sup>[2][3]<\/sup><\/p>\n<p>In 1883, the 13<sup>th<\/sup> Earl of Eglinton and Winton (Archibald William Montgomerie) feud Prospecthill (the plot of land measuring 1 rood and 8.9 poles) to John Hamilton, carting contractor on the basis he builds \u201cone cottage or self-contained dwelling house of not less than four hundred pounds together with suitable and substantial offices including a Smith\u2019s Shop\u201d, within 2 years. <sup>[1]<\/sup><\/p>\n<p>In the 1885 valuation roll we find John Hamilton listed as both occupier and tenant of a house and stables. Although the house has no name, it\u2019s most likely to be Prospecthill as it\u2019s a direct neighbour of John Gray\u2019s house (Shield House) mentioned in the original feu contract. John also appears to be renting a house and grounds, two doors down from his own, belonging to Robert Walker of <strong>Mountview Villa, <\/strong>as well as a room at <strong>Auchendarroch \/Hope Villa. \u00a0<\/strong>In 1885 there is no mention of the Smiddy at Prospecthill, but it may well have been unfinished or unoccupied. <sup>[4]<\/sup><\/p>\n<p>Following a sequestration order (bankruptcy) in May 1889, Prospecthill property and grounds passed to Trustees and was sold to James Fleck, writer, Largs. <sup>[1]<\/sup><\/p>\n<p>Despite no longer owning the property, John and his family stayed on at Prospecthill. The 1891 census lists John Hamilton(50) a self-employed carting contractor, his wife Janet (60), \u00a0and two children John(20) a stonemason and Thomas(16), a carter\u2019s apprentice, as all living in a two roomed house at Prospecthill. <em>Authors Note: We assume that John (Jnr) and Thomas are John\u2019s children (same place of birth) from his first marriage.<\/em> <sup>[3]<\/sup><\/p>\n<p>John Hamilton, carter continued to rent the accommodation and stables at Prospecthill throughout the 1890s and into the 1900s. <sup>[4]<\/sup><\/p>\n<p>The 1901 census shows John (60), his wife Janet (70) and their 26-year-old son Thomas, were renting a one room dwelling together with the stables. John was still in the carting business but no longer self-employed and Thomas had become a joiner. <sup>[5]<\/sup><\/p>\n<p>By 1905, John and presumably Janet were no longer renting the stables and had moved into accommodation in the main house. By this time, the smiddy was up and running and the new Blacksmith had moved into the Hamilton\u2019s earlier dwelling. <sup>[4]<\/sup><\/p>\n<p>John moved from Prospecthill sometime over the next five years and by 1911 he was living on his own in a 2 roomed lodging in Innes Park Buildings (<strong>The Diggings<\/strong>) and was employed as a domestic gardener. <sup>[5]<\/sup><\/p>\n<p><strong><u>Mr James Fleck 1889 \u2013 1906 <\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>James Fleck was born in Largs in 1851, 2<sup>nd<\/sup> child of James and Janet (Crawford) Fleck. \u00a0In 1861, the family lived in the 8 roomed house at 2 Gallowgate Square, Largs. We learn from the census that his older sister was Mary Ann and that his father\u2019s occupation was \u2018Proprietor of Housing\u2019. <sup>[6][7]<\/sup><\/p>\n<p>In 1881, James (29) by then a qualified writer (solicitor\/lawyer) was back living at home in Gallowgate Square, with his father (72) retired cabinet maker and his mother (64). Also staying with them were James (Jnr)\u2019s two nieces, Jessie Aitken aged 8 and Elizabeth Aitken aged 5, presumably both Mary Ann\u2019s daughters. <sup>[7]<\/sup><\/p>\n<p>A year later, James married Elizabeth Orr, then 27 at her family home at Meadowbank, Largs. Elizabeth was the daughter of Robert Orr, Grocer and Margaret (Watson) Orr. <sup>[6]<\/sup><\/p>\n<p>By 1885, James was renting a house and offices in Gogo Street Largs for himself and family but also owned 4 other properties which he was renting out: two houses in Boyd Street, the house in Gallowgate Square and a further house &amp; shop in Gallowgate Square. <sup>[8]<\/sup><\/p>\n<p>In 1891, James(39) and Elizabeth (36) were renting the 11 roomed Netherbank on the north side of Largs. By this time, they had a daughter Margaret Watson known as Maggie, aged 5. Also living with them was Bridget Boyle(18) a general servant from Greenock. <sup>[7]<\/sup><\/p>\n<p>James\u2019s housing empire continued to expand. By 1895, he was still renting the house at Netherbank for himself and his family but in addition also owned 8 properties in Largs (3 houses and 1 shop in Nelson Street, 1 house in Boyd Street, 2 houses in Brisbane Road and a house in Gallowgate Square). <sup>[8]<\/sup><\/p>\n<p>By this time, he also owned Prospecthill in Skelmorlie which encompassed three buildings.<sup>[4] <\/sup><\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"41\"><strong>Year<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"128\"><strong>Property<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"94\"><strong>Owner<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"259\"><strong>Tenant &amp; Tenant\u2019s Occupation<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"78\"><strong>Yearly rent\/value<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"41\">1895<\/td>\n<td width=\"128\">House, stables, etc.<\/td>\n<td width=\"94\">James Fleck<\/td>\n<td width=\"259\">John Hamilton, Carter (see above)<\/td>\n<td width=\"78\">16\u00a0 0\u00a0 0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"41\">1895<\/td>\n<td width=\"128\">Smithy \/Smiddy<\/td>\n<td width=\"94\">James Fleck<\/td>\n<td width=\"259\">Alexander Carnduff, Blacksmith<\/td>\n<td width=\"78\">\u00a08\u00a0\u00a0 0\u00a0 0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"41\">1895<\/td>\n<td width=\"128\">House &amp; offices<\/td>\n<td width=\"94\">James Fleck<\/td>\n<td width=\"259\">Arthur Bartlett MacFarlane, Gentleman, 11 Garturk Street, Glasgow<\/td>\n<td width=\"78\">35\u00a0 0 \u00a00<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>James Fleck and his family continued living at Netherbank until at least 1901. By this time Maggie (Margaret) the eldest daughter was 16 and there were 3 additional children: James(10), Bessie(9) and Mary Anne(5). They had one visitor staying with them, a Margaret Taylor from Paisley and one live-in servant Margaret Clegg(30) from Cardross. <sup>[7]<\/sup><\/p>\n<p>By 1905, James had continued to grow his property portfolio. In Largs he owned 17 properties\/plots (4 houses and 1 shop in Nelson Street, 2 houses and a park in Brisbane Road, 1 house and 2 pieces of land in Irvine Road, the house at Netherbank, Moorburn house and offices, a further house at Moorburn, 2 houses in Douglas Street and fields on the north side of Largs). <sup>[8]<\/sup><\/p>\n<p>In Skelmorlie, he owned a further 5 properties (3 at Prospecthill, together with Moss Cottage and Rockmount House), all of which were rented out. His Skelmorlie properties alone bringing in nearly \u00a3200 per annum. <sup>[4]<\/sup><\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"41\">\u00a0\u00a0<strong>Year<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"128\"><strong>Property<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"94\"><strong>Owner<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"259\"><strong>Tenant &amp; Tenant\u2019s Occupation<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"78\"><strong>Yearly rent\/value<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"41\">1905<\/td>\n<td width=\"128\">Prospecthill House<\/td>\n<td width=\"94\">James Fleck<\/td>\n<td width=\"259\">Alexander Carnduff, blacksmith<\/td>\n<td width=\"78\">16\u00a0 0\u00a0 0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"41\">1905<\/td>\n<td width=\"128\">Smithy \/Smiddy<\/td>\n<td width=\"94\">James Fleck<\/td>\n<td width=\"259\">Alexander Carnduff, blacksmith<\/td>\n<td width=\"78\">10\u00a0 0\u00a0 0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"41\">1905<\/td>\n<td width=\"128\">Prospecthill House<\/td>\n<td width=\"94\">James Fleck<\/td>\n<td width=\"259\">John Hamilton, carter<strong> (see above)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>George McCansh, carter<\/p>\n<p>Peter Grant, gardener<\/p>\n<p>Mrs Hugh Boyd, widow<\/td>\n<td width=\"78\">10\u00a0 0\u00a0 0<\/p>\n<p>14\u00a0 0\u00a0 0<\/p>\n<p>14\u00a0 0\u00a0 0<\/p>\n<p>13\u00a0 0\u00a0 0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>A year (1906), James Fleck died, aged 55, at Moorburn house in Largs. <sup>[6]<\/sup><\/p>\n<\/div><\/section>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-ll14bvst-6ce7b103dfd477ad6cd31c9de5cd7707 '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p><strong><u>Mrs Archibald J Orr, 1906 \u2013 1947<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>It took time for James\u2019s estate to be settled. In 1915, the Prospecthill properties were held by the Trustees of the late James Fleck, writer Largs per Neil Mitchell 1 Gallowgate square, Largs, Factor. <sup>[9]<\/sup><\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"41\">\u00a0 <strong>Year<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"128\"><strong>Property<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"94\"><strong>Owner<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"259\"><strong>Tenant &amp; Tenant\u2019s Occupation<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"78\"><strong>Yearly rent\/value<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"41\">1915<\/td>\n<td width=\"128\">Prospecthill House<\/td>\n<td width=\"94\">Trustees of James Fleck<\/td>\n<td width=\"259\"><span style=\"color: #660099;\">Mrs Jane McNaughton, widow<\/span><\/td>\n<td width=\"78\">20\u00a0 0\u00a0 0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"41\">1915<\/td>\n<td width=\"128\">Smithy \/Smiddy<\/td>\n<td width=\"94\">Trustees of James Fleck<\/td>\n<td width=\"259\"><span style=\"color: #660099;\">John McNaughton, blacksmith <strong>(see below)<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td width=\"78\">12\u00a0 0\u00a0 0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"41\">1915<\/td>\n<td width=\"128\">Prospecthill House<\/td>\n<td width=\"94\">James Fleck<\/td>\n<td width=\"259\"><span style=\"color: #660099;\">James Kyd, gardener<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Peter Grant, gardener<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #660099;\">James Chandler, 68 Langside Road, Glasgow<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #660099;\">Mrs Agnes Aitken, 361 Woodside Road, Gla.<\/span><\/td>\n<td width=\"78\">14\u00a0 0\u00a0 0<\/p>\n<p>15\u00a0 0\u00a0 0<\/p>\n<p>12\u00a0 0\u00a0 0<\/p>\n<p>10\u00a0 0\u00a0 0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><span style=\"color: #660099;\">Note: Purple text denotes a change of occupier since the earlier valuation roll.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>By 1920, the estate was settled and the properties at Prospecthill had passed to James\u2019s eldest daughter, Margaret Watson Fleck. <sup>[9]<\/sup><\/p>\n<p>Margaret was married in 1914 at the age of 29 to Archibald J B Orr. At the time, Archibald Orr was 30 and a dry goods merchant, from Meadowbank, Prestwick, Manchester. His father was John Jack Orr, Calico Printer, and his mother Elizabeth (Boyd) Orr. \u00a0The wedding took place in the Caledonian Station Hotel in Edinburgh and Margaret\u2019s address was 29 Morningside Road, Edinburgh. <sup>[10]<\/sup><\/p>\n<p>After the wedding, the couple moved to Manchester but retained ownership of Prospecthill until 1947. During this period the owner was listed as Mrs Archibald J Orr, Manchester, per Neil Mitchell, 1 Gallowgate Square, Largs, factor\u201d. <sup>[9]<\/sup><\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"41\">\u00a0 <strong>Year<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"119\"><strong>Property<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"104\"><strong>Owner<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"259\"><strong>Tenant &amp; Tenant\u2019s Occupation<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"78\"><strong>Yearly rent\/value<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"41\">1920<\/td>\n<td width=\"119\">Prospecthill House<\/td>\n<td width=\"104\">Mrs Archibald J Orr, Manchester<\/td>\n<td width=\"259\">Mrs Jane McNaughton, widow<\/td>\n<td width=\"78\">24\u00a0 0\u00a0 0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"41\">1920<\/td>\n<td width=\"119\">Smithy \/Smiddy<\/td>\n<td width=\"104\">Mrs Archibald J Orr, Manchester<\/td>\n<td width=\"259\">John McNaughton, blacksmith <strong>(see below)<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"78\">14\u00a0 8\u00a0 0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"41\">1920<\/td>\n<td width=\"119\">Prospecthill House<\/td>\n<td width=\"104\">Mrs Archibald J Orr, Manchester<\/td>\n<td width=\"259\">James Kyd, gardener<\/p>\n<p>Peter Grant, gardener<\/p>\n<p>James Chandler, 68 Langside Road, Glasgow<\/p>\n<p>Mrs Agnes Aitken, 361 Woodside Road, Gla.<\/td>\n<td width=\"78\">16 16\u00a0 0<\/p>\n<p>18\u00a0 0\u00a0\u00a0 0<\/p>\n<p>14\u00a0 8\u00a0\u00a0 0<\/p>\n<p>12\u00a0 0\u00a0\u00a0 0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"41\">\u00a0 <strong>Year<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"119\"><strong>Property<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"104\"><strong>Owner<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"259\"><strong>Tenant &amp; Tenant\u2019s Occupation<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"78\"><strong>Yearly rent\/value<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"41\">1925<\/td>\n<td width=\"119\">Prospecthill House<\/td>\n<td width=\"104\">Mrs Archibald J Orr, Manchester<\/td>\n<td width=\"259\">Mrs Jane McNaughton, widow<\/td>\n<td width=\"78\">28\u00a0 0\u00a0 0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"41\">1925<\/td>\n<td width=\"119\">Smithy \/Smiddy<\/td>\n<td width=\"104\">Mrs Archibald J Orr, Manchester<\/td>\n<td width=\"259\">John McNaughton, blacksmith <strong>(see below)<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"78\">16 16\u00a0 0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"41\">1925<\/td>\n<td width=\"119\">Prospecthill House<\/td>\n<td width=\"104\">Mrs Archibald J Orr, Manchester<\/td>\n<td width=\"259\"><span style=\"color: #660099;\">Dougald Hyndman, gardener<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Peter Grant, gardener<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #660099;\">Harry English, 34 Earlston Av., Townhead, Gl. Robert Cameron.<\/span><\/td>\n<td width=\"78\">19 12 0<\/p>\n<p>21\u00a0\u00a0 0 0<\/p>\n<p>19 12 0<\/p>\n<p>14\u00a0 0\u00a0\u00a0 0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><span style=\"color: #660099;\">Note: Purple text denotes a change of occupier since the previous valuation roll.<\/span><\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"41\">\u00a0 <strong>Year<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"119\"><strong>Property<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"104\"><strong>Owner<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"259\"><strong>Tenant &amp; Tenant\u2019s Occupation<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"78\"><strong>Yearly rent\/value<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"41\">1930<\/td>\n<td width=\"119\">Prospecthill House<\/td>\n<td width=\"104\">Mrs Archibald J Orr, Manchester<\/td>\n<td width=\"259\">Mrs Jane McNaughton, widow<\/td>\n<td width=\"78\">28\u00a0 0\u00a0 0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"41\">1930<\/td>\n<td width=\"119\">Smithy \/Smiddy<\/td>\n<td width=\"104\">Mrs Archibald J Orr, Manchester<\/td>\n<td width=\"259\">John McNaughton, blacksmith <strong>(see below)<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"78\">16 16 0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"41\">1930<\/td>\n<td width=\"119\">Prospecthill House<\/td>\n<td width=\"104\">Mrs Archibald J Orr, Manchester<\/td>\n<td width=\"259\"><span style=\"color: #660099;\">Mearns Taylor McCaskie <\/span><\/p>\n<p>Peter Grant, gardener<\/p>\n<p>Mrs Jane English, 34 Earlston Av., Townhead, Robert Cameron<\/td>\n<td width=\"78\">19 12 0<\/p>\n<p>21\u00a0\u00a0 0 0<\/p>\n<p>19 12 0<\/p>\n<p>14\u00a0 0\u00a0\u00a0 0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><span style=\"color: #660099;\">Note: Purple text denotes a change of occupier since the previous valuation roll.<\/span><\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"41\">\u00a0 <strong>Year<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"119\"><strong>Property<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"104\"><strong>Owner<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"259\"><strong>Tenant &amp; Tenant\u2019s Occupation<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"78\"><strong>Yearly rent\/value<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"41\">1935<\/td>\n<td width=\"119\">Prospecthill House<\/td>\n<td width=\"104\">Mrs Archibald J Orr, Manchester<\/td>\n<td width=\"259\">Mrs Jane McNaughton, widow<\/td>\n<td width=\"78\">28\u00a0 0\u00a0 0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"41\">1935<\/td>\n<td width=\"119\">Smithy \/Smiddy<\/td>\n<td width=\"104\">Mrs Archibald J Orr, Manchester<\/td>\n<td width=\"259\">John McNaughton, blacksmith <strong>(see below)<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"78\">16 16 0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"41\">1935<\/td>\n<td width=\"119\">Prospecthill House<\/td>\n<td width=\"104\">Mrs Archibald J Orr, Manchester<\/td>\n<td width=\"259\">Mearns Taylor McCaskie<\/p>\n<p>Peter Grant, gardener<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #660099;\">James Semple<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Robert Cameron<\/td>\n<td width=\"78\">19 12 0<\/p>\n<p>21\u00a0\u00a0 0 0<\/p>\n<p>16 16\u00a0 0<\/p>\n<p>14\u00a0 0\u00a0\u00a0 0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>Note: Purple text denotes a change of occupier since the previous valuation roll.<\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"41\">\u00a0 <strong>Year<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"119\"><strong>Property<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"104\"><strong>Owner<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"259\"><strong>Tenant &amp; Tenant\u2019s Occupation<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"78\"><strong>Yearly rent\/value<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"41\">1940<\/td>\n<td width=\"119\">Prospecthill House<\/td>\n<td width=\"104\">Mrs Archibald J Orr, Manchester<\/td>\n<td width=\"259\">Mrs Jane McNaughton, widow<\/td>\n<td width=\"78\">28\u00a0 0\u00a0 0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"41\">1940<\/td>\n<td width=\"119\">Smithy \/Smiddy<\/td>\n<td width=\"104\">Mrs Archibald J Orr, Manchester<\/td>\n<td width=\"259\">John McNaughton, blacksmith <strong>(see below)<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"78\">16 16 0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"41\">1940<\/td>\n<td width=\"119\">Prospecthill House<\/td>\n<td width=\"104\">Mrs Archibald J Orr, Manchester<\/td>\n<td width=\"259\">Mearns Taylor McCaskie<\/p>\n<p>Peter Grant, gardener<\/p>\n<p>James Semple<\/p>\n<p>Robert Cameron, Librarian<\/td>\n<td width=\"78\">19 12 0<\/p>\n<p>21\u00a0\u00a0 0 0<\/p>\n<p>19 12 0<\/p>\n<p>14\u00a0 0\u00a0\u00a0 0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>Margaret held onto the properties at Prospecthill until 1947, when she sold them to Archibald Allison Pearson, Motor Engineer, Garage House, Bay.<sup>[1] <\/sup><\/p>\n<p><strong><em><u>\u00a0<\/u><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><em><u>Archibald Allison Pearson 1947 \u2013 1952\/53 <\/u><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Archibald (known as Archie) Allison Pearson was born in 1910 at Beach House Stables, Skelmorlie to John Pearson, Grain Merchant, and Helen Samson (Smeaton) Pearson. <sup>[11]<\/sup><\/p>\n<p><div id=\"attachment_2435\" style=\"width: 424px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2435\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2435\" src=\"https:\/\/www.skelmorlievillas.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Pearsons-Garage.jpg\" alt=\"Pearson's Garage - Source: Facebook site.\" width=\"414\" height=\"294\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.skelmorlievillas.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Pearsons-Garage.jpg 414w, https:\/\/www.skelmorlievillas.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Pearsons-Garage-300x213.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.skelmorlievillas.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Pearsons-Garage-260x185.jpg 260w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 414px) 100vw, 414px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-2435\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Pearson&#8217;s Garage &#8211; Source: Facebook site <sup>[12]<\/sup>.<\/p><\/div>Although Archie\u2019s father John started out selling grain and horse fodder. With the advent of the motor car, he gradually changed over to selling petrol and doing repairs and servicing on these vehicles, setting up the garage in Wemyss Bay in 1901. <sup>[12]<\/sup><\/p>\n<p>In 1911, Archie and his parents were still living at Beach House Stables but by 1921, when Archie was eleven, the family had moved to \u201cThe Garage, Wemyss Bay\u201d. <sup>[5]<\/sup><\/p>\n<p>In 1947, Archie purchased Prospecthill and over the following years, he split the site, creating a mutual access avenue running east (from Golf Course Road) to west and \u00a0sold off the land in three separate holdings:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Main house and land to the north of the access avenue.<\/li>\n<li>The smiddy\/smithy (southeast of access road)<\/li>\n<li>Plot of land (southwest of access road) with three 1-2 roomed dwellings. <sup>[1]<\/sup><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/div><\/section>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-ll1djw0o-0705e3e63f58ac7c6eeaabe9fb0c067b '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p><strong><em><u>Owners 1948 -1992 <\/u><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>Authors Note: Because the 3 individual properties changed hands at different times, we\u2019ve summarised ownership, during the period 1948 \u2013 1992, by property. <\/em><em>\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Main House and associated land: \u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The primary holding was the main house and land to the north of the access avenue (marked orange in the diagram). <sup>[1]<\/sup><\/p>\n<p>Archie sold the main house and ground to Mr William Eugene Symes and whilst the date of sale is unclear, there is mention of Archibald Pearson and William Euguene Symes in a mortgage document dated 1948. Following William Eugene Symes death in 1984, the plot and house passed to William Charles Symes, his eldest son. <sup>[1]<\/sup><\/p>\n<p><strong>The Smiddy\/Smithy: <\/strong><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_2439\" style=\"width: 448px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2439\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2439\" src=\"https:\/\/www.skelmorlievillas.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/map.jpg\" alt=\"Prospect hill Smiddy plot\" width=\"438\" height=\"274\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.skelmorlievillas.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/map.jpg 438w, https:\/\/www.skelmorlievillas.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/map-300x188.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 438px) 100vw, 438px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-2439\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Prospect hill Smiddy plot<\/p><\/div>\n<p>This plot of 5 poles comprised the smiddy, the strip of land to the east and the ashpit. Archie sold the smiddy to John McNaughton, blacksmith in 1953, who\u2019d been renting the property since 1907. <sup>[1][8]<\/sup><\/p>\n<p>John McNaughton continued to run and own the site for a further 13 years before retiring and selling to John Ferguson in 1966. <sup>[1]<\/sup><\/p>\n<p>Three years later (1969), John Ferguson sold half of the holding to a Fredrick William Oliphant of Inverkip but when the latter died four years later, \u00a0the trustees sold the half share back to John Ferguson. <sup>[1]<\/sup><\/p>\n<p>Following the death of John Ferguson, the Smiddy and accompanying land was sold to Thomas McDonald Rodger in 1986 and a year later to William Charles Symes. <sup>[1]\u00a0 <\/sup><\/p>\n<\/div><\/section>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-lshe9b1n-1d19de948f2bd79798557058d2480587 '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p><strong>3 dwellings: <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The final plot (marked in Green) which lay to the West of the smiddy, housed three 1-2 roomed dwellings, together with a washhouse and external toilets. <sup>[1]<\/sup><\/p>\n<p>Archie sold this property to William Hempsey, Car Salesman Leariggs, Bridgend, Skelmorlie in 1952. Three years later, William sold the eastmost (nearest to the Smiddy) property consisting of two rooms to Jean (Barr) Main, widow. <sup>[1]<\/sup><\/p>\n<p>In 1963 both William Hempsey and Jean Main sold their respective properties to John Ferguson. Following the death of John Ferguson, the houses were sold to Thomas McDonald Rodger in 1986 and a year later to William Charles Symes. <sup>[1]<\/sup><\/p>\n<p><strong><em><u>William Eugene Symes 1947\/8 \u2013 1992 <\/u><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Symes family, consisting of William Eugene Symes (1903), Klara Luice (Mulhauser) Symes (1903), daughter Clare Maria Bertha Symes(1928), son William Charles Symes(1932), \u00a0\u00a0and daughter Elizabethe Symes(1938), came to Scotland from Germany after WW2. <sup>[14][15]<\/sup><\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s understood that the family suffered during the war. They were committed Christians and were believed to have been caught helping Jewish families. <sup>[16]<\/sup><\/p>\n<p>Initially the family spent some time in Glasgow before moving to Skelmorlie, where William bought Prospecthill house\/villa together with its large front garden, from Archibald Pearson as well as a field from which they ran a chicken farm. This was known locally as \u00a0\u2018Symes Field\u2019 and is where Balnagown Wynd stands today. <sup>[14][15][16] <\/sup><\/p>\n<p>Klara, William\u2019s wife died young in 1955, aged just 52 but William stayed on at Prospecthill, employing a housekeeper called Cathie, until his death in 1984, aged 81. <sup>[15][16]<\/sup><\/p>\n<p>William, who had been a book repairer at one time, took up cobbling and there are many fond memories from locals, taking their shoes as children to be fixed in the 60s 70s and later as teenagers to have skegs fitted. <sup>[15][16]<\/sup><\/p>\n<p>One local remembered the large chicken coups up in Symes\u2019s field and her family going up there most weeks for fresh eggs or a chicken. In the case of the chicken, Mr Symes would ask them\u00a0 to choose which bird they wanted and would kill it right there and then for them. There was also a billy goat, which was kept in a caravan in the field. <sup>[16]<\/sup><\/p>\n<p>Others remember the daughter Clare Symes, as their Sunday school teacher (North Church) and being invited up to Prospecthill for a Christmas party where there was a tall, real, Christmas tree, with lit candles all over. Once Clare left home, she lived at Balnagowan Cottage which sat in Symes field (now demolished). She died in 2006, aged 78. <sup>[15][16]<\/sup><\/p>\n<p>Elisabethe trained as a nurse and midwife. She married Tom Marshall in 1966. As well as becoming the district community midwife in Largs, she spent time as a local councillor and with her husband continues to operate their own self-catering apartments to this day. <sup>[14]<\/sup><\/p>\n<p>Although William Eugene Symes died in 1984, it was eight years before confirmation and inheritance was complete. In the interim, his son \u00a0William Charles Symes and his wife moved to the property. <sup>[1][17]<\/sup><\/p>\n<p><strong><em><u>William Charles Symes 1984\/1992 &#8211; 1998<\/u><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>William Charles Symes, as mentioned above, was born in 1932 in Germany and emigrated to Scotland with his parents and sisters after the war. He married Elizabeth (Birch) Symes in 1956. <sup>[15]<\/sup><\/p>\n<p>In 1987, William purchased both the Smiddy and the 3 dwellings to the west of it so that in 1992 when he inherited the house\/villa from his father estate, Prospecthill was brought back together as one, as it had been in 1893 -1948. <sup>[1]<\/sup><\/p>\n<p>To provide an income, William created a residential home and let out most of the house and outbuildings. <sup>[17]<\/sup><\/p>\n<p>In 1993 William applied for and obtained planning permission for an extension to the annex (previously the 3 dwellings) to create two residents\u2019 bedrooms, a bathroom, and a staff bedsit. The original foundations and walls (to about 4 feet high) were used as the basis of this. <sup>[1][17] <\/sup><\/p>\n<p>Following a period of ill health, he sold the whole property to the Kerrs in 1998. William continued to live locally and died in 2006, age 76. <sup>[17]<\/sup><\/p>\n<p><strong><em><u>Mr B and Mrs C Kerr 1998<\/u><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Kerr family, comprising Brian and Cath Kerr and their 3 boys: Steve then 8, Nick 7 and Josh 5, moved to Prospecthill in 1998. <sup>[17]<\/sup><\/p>\n<p>Over the next 12 years they transformed the property from a residential home to a family home.\u00a0 In 2004 they added a conservatory to the northeast corner of the house and in 2008 undertook a major development which joined all the properties together but also allowed the original house to be rented out as a 4-bedroom (sleeps 8) self-catering holiday accommodation.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_2445\" style=\"width: 910px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2445\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2445\" src=\"https:\/\/www.skelmorlievillas.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/prospecthill-today-2.jpg\" alt=\"Photos: 1. Conservatory attaching to the northeast of house. 2. 2008 architectural drawings. 3. Roofline of Prospecthill today. \u00a04. Southeast aspect with what was the smiddy on the left. \u00a05. East aspect with original house on right. 6. Floor plan today showing 1. Smiddy, 2. Three dwellings 3. Main house. Source: Mrs C Kerr and ND\" width=\"900\" height=\"482\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.skelmorlievillas.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/prospecthill-today-2.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.skelmorlievillas.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/prospecthill-today-2-300x161.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.skelmorlievillas.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/prospecthill-today-2-768x411.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.skelmorlievillas.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/prospecthill-today-2-705x378.jpg 705w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-2445\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photos: 1. Conservatory attaching to the northeast of house. 2. 2008 architectural drawings. 3. Roofline of Prospecthill today. \u00a04. Southeast aspect with what was the smiddy on the left. \u00a05. East aspect with original house on right. 6. Floor plan today showing 1. Smiddy, 2. Three dwellings 3. Main house. Source: Mrs C Kerr and ND<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_2447\" style=\"width: 910px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2447\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2447\" src=\"https:\/\/www.skelmorlievillas.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/prospecthill-interior.jpg\" alt=\"Photos: Interior pictures of 4-bedroom Prospecthill holiday accommodation. Source: Holiday Cottages.net\/Prospecthill\" width=\"900\" height=\"442\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.skelmorlievillas.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/prospecthill-interior.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.skelmorlievillas.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/prospecthill-interior-300x147.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.skelmorlievillas.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/prospecthill-interior-768x377.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.skelmorlievillas.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/prospecthill-interior-705x346.jpg 705w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-2447\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photos: Interior pictures of 4-bedroom Prospecthill holiday accommodation. Source: Holiday Cottages.net\/Prospecthill<\/p><\/div>\n<p><em>Authors Note: Should you wish to rent the 4-bedroom holiday cottage please follow the link here. \u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.airbnb.co.uk\/rooms\/35541497\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>https:\/\/www.airbnb.co.uk\/rooms\/35541497<\/em><\/a><em>\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><\/section>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-ll1dmidw-e51f2cce390cb9e1954d34d168f3c450 '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p><strong><em><u>Additional Interest <\/u><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>Authors Note: Whilst our histories normally focus on the main owners of a property, one\u00a0 tenant stand out as deserving greater attention. This is John McNaughton who lived and worked at Prospecthill for almost 50 years and is remembered for his work as a blacksmith.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong><em><u>John McNaughton \u00a0&#8211; Tenant c. 1915 \u2013 1953 15Owner 1953 \u2013 1966 of Smiddy \u00a0<\/u><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>John McNaughton was born in Stonehaven in 1887 to John McNaughton, Engine Fitter (Journeyman) and Jane (Bain) McNaughton. He appears to be the eldest child of 6 with two born in Stonehaven, two in Glasgow, one in Gourock and one in Skelmorlie. <sup>[18]<\/sup><\/p>\n<p>We pick up John\u2019s story again in 1911, when he was 23. At the time, he was living in a 3-room dwelling at <strong>Fardens<\/strong>, Skelmorlie with his mother Jane who was a widow and head of the household and his youngest brother Hugh, aged 7. At the time John gave his occupation as blacksmith and is an employee.<sup> [5]<\/sup><\/p>\n<p><em>Authors note: Was his employer Alexander Carnduff, Blacksmith, who was renting the smiddy at the time?<\/em><\/p>\n<p>By 1915, the McNaughtons had moved to Prospecthill. John was then renting the smiddy (the Carnduffs having moved away) and Jane (John\u2019s mother) was renting what we believe to be the ground floor of the main house. <sup>[9]<\/sup><\/p>\n<p>In the next census (1921) we learn that Jane McNaughton\u2019s (61) household consisted of herself and 5 of her children: John (34) blacksmith and now employer, Peter (30) trader, Mary (28), Robert (25) blacksmith working for John and Hugh (17). The sixth child Isabella had died 3 years earlier from Influenza. In 1921 none of the children were married. <sup>[5]<\/sup><\/p>\n<p>From the valuation rolls (1915 \u2013 1940) and Jane\u2019s death certificate (1949), we know that the family continued to rent rooms at Prospecthill until at least 1949. <sup>[5]<\/sup><\/p>\n<p>In 1953, John McNaughton bought the smiddy from Archibald Pearson, at age 66. <sup>[1]<\/sup><\/p>\n<p>Thirteen years later when he was 79, he sold the smiddy to John Ferguson (1966) and retired. He continued to live in Skelmorlie until 1973, when he died aged 85 years old. <sup>[18]<\/sup><\/p>\n<p>John McNaughton is also well remembered by locals, with most of the village at some point visiting his workshop to have things mended such as pram wheels, lawnmowers, etc. <sup>[16]<\/sup><\/p>\n<\/div><\/section>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-ll1dmu4e-ec2d9f772bac4fb6b91cc00de7d16d48 '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><\/div><\/section>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-ll86zmaw-a50e7815e8ae150b5bb4945b5527395a '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p><strong><em><u>Sources and References<\/u><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em><sup>\u00a0<\/sup><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><sup>[0]<\/sup><\/em><em> Wikipedia \u2013 various definitions (writer, rood and pole measures, etc) and processes (sequestration). <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><sup>[1]<\/sup><\/em><em> Sasine deeds for Prospecthill provided by current owners Brian &amp; Cath Kerr, covering 1883 -1992. <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><sup>[2]<\/sup><\/em><em> Marriage certificate for John Hamilton<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><sup>[3]<\/sup><\/em><em> 1881, 1891 censuses (Skelmorlie)<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><sup>[4]<\/sup><\/em><em> 1885, 1895 and 1905 valuation roll (Skelmorlie) <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><sup>[5]<\/sup><\/em><em> 1901, 1911, and 1921 censuses (Skelmorlie).<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><sup>[6] <\/sup><\/em><em>Birth, death, and marriage certificates for James Fleck and family.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><sup>[7] <\/sup><\/em><em>1861, 1881, 1891 and 1901 censuses (Largs) \u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><sup>[8] <\/sup><\/em><em>1885, 1895, 1905 and 1915 valuation rolls (Largs) <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><sup>[9]<\/sup><\/em><em> 1915, 1920, 1925, 1930, 1935 and 1940 valuation rolls (Skelmorlie)<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><sup>[10] <\/sup><\/em><em>Birth, death, and marriage certificates for Mrs Archibald J Orr. <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><sup>[11]<\/sup><\/em><em> Birth certificates for Archibald Pearson <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><sup>[12] <\/sup><\/em><em>https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/pearsonofwemyssbay\/videos\/183765515801945\/<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><sup>[14]<\/sup><\/em><em> https:\/\/www.largsandmillportnews.com\/news\/14744464.golden-wedding-surprise-for-tom-and-elisabethe\/<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><sup>[15] <\/sup><\/em><em>Birth and death records for William Eugene Symes and family <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><sup>[16] <\/sup><\/em><em>Locals remember the Symes. Facebook: Skelmorlie and Wemyss Bay in their heyday. \u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><sup>[17] <\/sup><\/em><em>Input from current owners\u00a0 Brian &amp; Cath Kerr.\u00a0 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><sup>[18]<\/sup><\/em><em> Birth and death certificates for John McNaughton and family\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2463,"parent":69,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v22.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Prospecthill including the smiddy - skelmorlievillas.co.uk<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Mallowdale, formerly known as Innes Villa was built in 1874 by the renowned architect John Honeyman and is located at 9 Montgomerie Terrace, Skelmorlie.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.skelmorlievillas.co.uk\/skelmorlie-villas\/prospecthill-including-the-smiddy\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_GB\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Prospecthill including the smiddy - 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