{"id":323,"date":"2020-05-25T21:18:27","date_gmt":"2020-05-25T20:18:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.skelmorlievillas.co.uk\/?page_id=323"},"modified":"2020-06-08T17:52:38","modified_gmt":"2020-06-08T16:52:38","slug":"the-birkenward","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.skelmorlievillas.co.uk\/skelmorlie-villas\/the-birkenward\/","title":{"rendered":"The Birkenward"},"content":{"rendered":"<section  class='av_textblock_section av-av_textblock-2de302bf1aa3cf4c9157dbe6f50ac7eb '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><h4>11 The Crescent, Skelmorlie &#8211; B Listed<\/h4>\n<\/div><\/section>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-av_gallery-d0a8e85b2dd5919183120236694dcb16\">\n#top .avia-gallery.av-av_gallery-d0a8e85b2dd5919183120236694dcb16 .avia-gallery-thumb a{\nwidth:12.5%;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='avia-gallery av-av_gallery-d0a8e85b2dd5919183120236694dcb16 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\/the-birkenward\/\"><div class='avia-gallery-thumb'><a href=\"https:\/\/www.skelmorlievillas.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/birkenward-1-e1591519503338.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.skelmorlievillas.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/birkenward-1-e1591519503338.jpg 418w, https:\/\/www.skelmorlievillas.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/birkenward-1-e1591519503338-300x215.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.skelmorlievillas.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/birkenward-1-e1591519503338-260x185.jpg 260w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 418px) 100vw, 418px\" data-rel='gallery-1' data-prev-img='https:\/\/www.skelmorlievillas.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/birkenward-1-495x300.jpg' class='first_thumb lightbox ' data-onclick='1' title='The Birkenward'  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\"  ><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-447 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-447\"   src=\"https:\/\/www.skelmorlievillas.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/birkenward-1-e1591519503338-180x180.jpg\" width=\"180\" height=\"180\"  title='The Birkenward' alt='The Birkenward, 11 The Crescent, Skelmorlie' srcset=\"https:\/\/www.skelmorlievillas.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/birkenward-1-e1591519503338-180x180.jpg 180w, https:\/\/www.skelmorlievillas.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/birkenward-1-e1591519503338-80x80.jpg 80w, https:\/\/www.skelmorlievillas.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/birkenward-1-e1591519503338-36x36.jpg 36w, https:\/\/www.skelmorlievillas.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/birkenward-1-e1591519503338-120x120.jpg 120w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 180px) 100vw, 180px\" \/><div class='big-prev-fake'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-447 avia-img-lazy-loading-447\"  width=\"495\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.skelmorlievillas.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/birkenward-1-495x300.jpg\" title='The Birkenward' alt='The Birkenward, 11 The Crescent, Skelmorlie' \/><\/div><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.skelmorlievillas.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/birkenward-2.jpg\" data-rel='gallery-1' data-prev-img='https:\/\/www.skelmorlievillas.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/birkenward-2.jpg' class='lightbox ' data-onclick='2' title='The Birkenward Map'  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\"  ><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-448 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-448\"   src=\"https:\/\/www.skelmorlievillas.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/birkenward-2-180x180.jpg\" width=\"180\" height=\"180\"  title='The Birkenward Map' alt='The Birkenward Map' srcset=\"https:\/\/www.skelmorlievillas.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/birkenward-2-180x180.jpg 180w, https:\/\/www.skelmorlievillas.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/birkenward-2-80x80.jpg 80w, https:\/\/www.skelmorlievillas.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/birkenward-2-36x36.jpg 36w, https:\/\/www.skelmorlievillas.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/birkenward-2-120x120.jpg 120w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 180px) 100vw, 180px\" \/><div class='big-prev-fake'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-448 avia-img-lazy-loading-448\"  width=\"208\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.skelmorlievillas.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/birkenward-2.jpg\" title='The Birkenward Map' alt='The Birkenward Map' \/><\/div><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.skelmorlievillas.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/birkenward-3.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.skelmorlievillas.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/birkenward-3.jpg 449w, https:\/\/www.skelmorlievillas.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/birkenward-3-300x200.jpg 300w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 449px) 100vw, 449px\" data-rel='gallery-1' data-prev-img='https:\/\/www.skelmorlievillas.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/birkenward-3.jpg' class='lightbox ' data-onclick='3' title='The Birkenward'  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\"  ><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-449 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-449\"   src=\"https:\/\/www.skelmorlievillas.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/birkenward-3-180x180.jpg\" width=\"180\" height=\"180\"  title='The Birkenward' alt='The Birkenward' srcset=\"https:\/\/www.skelmorlievillas.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/birkenward-3-180x180.jpg 180w, https:\/\/www.skelmorlievillas.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/birkenward-3-80x80.jpg 80w, https:\/\/www.skelmorlievillas.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/birkenward-3-36x36.jpg 36w, https:\/\/www.skelmorlievillas.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/birkenward-3-120x120.jpg 120w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 180px) 100vw, 180px\" \/><div class='big-prev-fake'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-449 avia-img-lazy-loading-449\"  width=\"449\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.skelmorlievillas.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/birkenward-3.jpg\" title='The Birkenward' alt='The Birkenward' srcset=\"https:\/\/www.skelmorlievillas.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/birkenward-3.jpg 449w, https:\/\/www.skelmorlievillas.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/birkenward-3-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 449px) 100vw, 449px\" \/><\/div><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.skelmorlievillas.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/birkenward-4.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.skelmorlievillas.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/birkenward-4.jpg 463w, https:\/\/www.skelmorlievillas.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/birkenward-4-300x194.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.skelmorlievillas.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/birkenward-4-450x292.jpg 450w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 463px) 100vw, 463px\" data-rel='gallery-1' data-prev-img='https:\/\/www.skelmorlievillas.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/birkenward-4.jpg' class='lightbox ' data-onclick='4' title='The Birkenward Hall'  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\"  ><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-450 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-450\"   src=\"https:\/\/www.skelmorlievillas.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/birkenward-4-180x180.jpg\" width=\"180\" height=\"180\"  title='The Birkenward Hall' alt='The Birkenward Hall' srcset=\"https:\/\/www.skelmorlievillas.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/birkenward-4-180x180.jpg 180w, https:\/\/www.skelmorlievillas.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/birkenward-4-80x80.jpg 80w, https:\/\/www.skelmorlievillas.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/birkenward-4-36x36.jpg 36w, https:\/\/www.skelmorlievillas.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/birkenward-4-120x120.jpg 120w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 180px) 100vw, 180px\" \/><div class='big-prev-fake'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-450 avia-img-lazy-loading-450\"  width=\"463\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.skelmorlievillas.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/birkenward-4.jpg\" title='The Birkenward Hall' alt='The Birkenward Hall' srcset=\"https:\/\/www.skelmorlievillas.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/birkenward-4.jpg 463w, https:\/\/www.skelmorlievillas.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/birkenward-4-300x194.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.skelmorlievillas.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/birkenward-4-450x292.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 463px) 100vw, 463px\" \/><\/div><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.skelmorlievillas.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/birkenward-5.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.skelmorlievillas.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/birkenward-5.jpg 460w, https:\/\/www.skelmorlievillas.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/birkenward-5-300x196.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.skelmorlievillas.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/birkenward-5-450x293.jpg 450w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 460px) 100vw, 460px\" data-rel='gallery-1' data-prev-img='https:\/\/www.skelmorlievillas.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/birkenward-5.jpg' class='lightbox ' data-onclick='5' title='The Birkenward'  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\"  ><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-451 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-451\"   src=\"https:\/\/www.skelmorlievillas.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/birkenward-5-180x180.jpg\" width=\"180\" height=\"180\"  title='The Birkenward' alt='The Birkenward' srcset=\"https:\/\/www.skelmorlievillas.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/birkenward-5-180x180.jpg 180w, https:\/\/www.skelmorlievillas.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/birkenward-5-80x80.jpg 80w, https:\/\/www.skelmorlievillas.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/birkenward-5-36x36.jpg 36w, https:\/\/www.skelmorlievillas.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/birkenward-5-120x120.jpg 120w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 180px) 100vw, 180px\" \/><div class='big-prev-fake'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-451 avia-img-lazy-loading-451\"  width=\"460\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.skelmorlievillas.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/birkenward-5.jpg\" title='The Birkenward' alt='The Birkenward' srcset=\"https:\/\/www.skelmorlievillas.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/birkenward-5.jpg 460w, https:\/\/www.skelmorlievillas.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/birkenward-5-300x196.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.skelmorlievillas.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/birkenward-5-450x293.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 460px) 100vw, 460px\" \/><\/div><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.skelmorlievillas.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/birkenward-6.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.skelmorlievillas.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/birkenward-6.jpg 450w, https:\/\/www.skelmorlievillas.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/birkenward-6-300x200.jpg 300w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" data-rel='gallery-1' data-prev-img='https:\/\/www.skelmorlievillas.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/birkenward-6.jpg' class='lightbox ' data-onclick='6' title='The Birkenward Games Room'  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\"  ><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-452 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-452\"   src=\"https:\/\/www.skelmorlievillas.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/birkenward-6-180x180.jpg\" width=\"180\" height=\"180\"  title='The Birkenward Games Room' alt='The Birkenward Games Room' srcset=\"https:\/\/www.skelmorlievillas.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/birkenward-6-180x180.jpg 180w, https:\/\/www.skelmorlievillas.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/birkenward-6-80x80.jpg 80w, https:\/\/www.skelmorlievillas.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/birkenward-6-36x36.jpg 36w, https:\/\/www.skelmorlievillas.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/birkenward-6-120x120.jpg 120w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 180px) 100vw, 180px\" \/><div class='big-prev-fake'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-452 avia-img-lazy-loading-452\"  width=\"450\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.skelmorlievillas.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/birkenward-6.jpg\" title='The Birkenward Games Room' alt='The Birkenward Games Room' srcset=\"https:\/\/www.skelmorlievillas.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/birkenward-6.jpg 450w, https:\/\/www.skelmorlievillas.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/birkenward-6-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/div><\/a><\/div><\/div>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-av_textblock-2de302bf1aa3cf4c9157dbe6f50ac7eb '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p><em>Source of <\/em><em>Photos: <\/em><em>1., 4, &amp; 5. &#8211; Rightmove.co.uk 2. 1910 Ordinance Survey Map. 3. &amp; 6. Corum Sales Brochure <\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><\/section>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-av_one_full-15d750bd1b332b34c6e70b077ebbccdf\">\n.flex_column.av-av_one_full-15d750bd1b332b34c6e70b077ebbccdf{\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-av_one_full-15d750bd1b332b34c6e70b077ebbccdf 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-av_table-79567314f19fdf27597651e950bcbb3a 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=''> <\/td><td class=''>Circa 1880 <\/td><td class=''>Build date &amp; architect unknown<\/td><\/tr><tr class=''><td class=''>Captain James McInroy <\/td><td class=''>1886<\/td><td class=''><\/td><\/tr><tr class=''><td class=''>John E Wilson<\/td><td class=''>1903<\/td><td class=''><\/td><\/tr><tr class=''><td class=''><\/td><td class=''>1904<\/td><td class=''>Re-modeled in Arts &amp; Craft Style<\/td><\/tr><tr class=''><td class=''><\/td><td class=''>Post 1912 <\/td><td class=''>Rear wing added <\/td><\/tr><tr class=''><td class=''>Birkenward Hostel <\/td><td class=''>1940 &#8211; 1941<\/td><td class=''>Run as a hostel for evacuees<\/td><\/tr><tr class=''><td class=''>Mr &amp; Mrs J Dunlop Bell <\/td><td class=''>1949<\/td><td class=''><\/td><\/tr><tr class=''><td class=''>Nursing Home <\/td><td class=''>1950&#8217;s &#8211; mid 1970&#8217;s <\/td><td class=''><\/td><\/tr><tr class=''><td class=''><\/td><td class=''>Late 1970&#8217;s <\/td><td class=''>Converted into 3 dwellings; 11a , 11b &amp; 11c.<\/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-av_textblock-2de302bf1aa3cf4c9157dbe6f50ac7eb '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Owners\/history not listed beyond this point.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/p><\/div>\n<div  class='hr av-av_hr-0ff602b3e980a3377077ff3c1c834df6 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>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-av_textblock-2de302bf1aa3cf4c9157dbe6f50ac7eb '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><h4><strong>Research:<\/strong><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Probably late 19th century, with re-modelling 1904 in arts and crafts manner. Asymmetrical 2-storey villa, substantial earlier 20th century (plainer) rear wing. Original house has canted south gable, 4-bay south elevation, outer bays advanced, and linked by open wooden veranda with decorative shaped capitals, door and French windows behind.<br \/>\n<em>Interior:<\/em> some good art nouveau decoration; hall has square columns and pilasters with decorative capitals, some linked by segmental arches; timber panelling; chimneypieces &#8211; that in hall has semi-circular recesses flanking niche. Low, canted lounge to north; irregular rear wings, arcaded service area to north wall, corbelled angle turret to south west angle of later addition. Application to build rear wing not submitted to District Committee by 1912 (later minutes not examined). <em>Source: Historic Scotland Listing <\/em><\/li>\n<li>Captain James McInroy, Birkenward, Skelmorlie. <em>Source: Slater\u2019s Royal National Directory, 1886. <\/em><\/li>\n<li>John E Wilson, The Birkenward. <em>Source: Slater\u2019s Royal National Directory, Skelmorlie, 1903. <\/em><\/li>\n<li>\n<div id=\"attachment_463\" style=\"width: 160px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-463\" class=\"size-full wp-image-463\" src=\"https:\/\/www.skelmorlievillas.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/birkenward-7.jpg\" alt=\"Jewish refugees evacuated to Skelmorlie, 1940s\" width=\"150\" height=\"186\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-463\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Jewish refugees evacuated to Skelmorlie, 1940s<\/p><\/div>\n<p>With the accession to power of Hitler\u2019s National Socialist Party in 1933, life became increasingly difficult for Jews living in Germany\u2026 Refugee children began arriving in Glasgow in 1934. By 1938, the first Kindertransport were organised to take children out of Germany. Some of whom found homes in Glasgow with families, in orphanages or in hostels organised by the local community. After the outbreak of the war, many Glaswegian children were evacuated to country areas because of the risk of German bombing raids on the city. Jewish children, including refugees, were evacuated to Skelmorlie or Castle Douglas\u201d. <em>Source: Newspaper clipping Facebook: Skelmorlie &amp; Wemyss Bay in their heyday. <\/em><\/li>\n<li>\n<div id=\"attachment_464\" style=\"width: 154px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-464\" class=\"size-full wp-image-464\" src=\"https:\/\/www.skelmorlievillas.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/birkenward-8.jpg\" alt=\"Concert\" width=\"144\" height=\"200\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-464\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Concert<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\u201cTowards the early part of l940, more complicated arrangements were made for us. A large house in Skelmorlie, overlooking the Clyde, was used as an evacuation hostel for between 60 &amp; 80 children. Initially there was school included in the house. We had about 7 or 8 teachers for the various subjects, in addition to domestic staff. In Birkenward, we were completely wild. When the teachers were there, we were given a qualifying examination, which at that time was the deciding factor for going from primary to secondary. We did extremely badly, because we had no idea how to sit examinations and particularly examinations where one had to answer questions yes or no. We knew we did badly, but we felt that the procedure was unfair. So, a crowd of us raided the cupboard in which the examination papers were kept and altered the answers to give us a better mark. \u2026\u2026\u2026 Teaching stopped in Birkenward and we went to school at Greenock High, daily by bus. We generally did fairly well and were there from about middle of l940 to l941. We participated in the life of the school\u2026. We went swimming in the Clyde quite a bit\u2026. We got sixpence pocket money every week &amp; we often went to Wemyss Bay station to help passengers carry their baggage from the train to the boat and vice versa, for tips, to enable us to make up sufficient money to go to the pictures (6 &amp; 1\/2d) &amp; maybe have a bag of chips. We appear to have been extremely well fed despite wartime restrictions. I don&#8217;t think there were any problems about our physical wellbeing but we had considerable problems with our carers. They had no training in looking after children &amp; there was considerable physical punishment for minor transgressions. Once when we had done something trivial like speaking at meals, the meal was abandoned, which in effect created a revolt and we smashed the glasshouse in the grounds. This again resulted in the committee from Glasgow coming down to read the riot act. But we were not too worried about things like that. We were fairly good at surviving by this time. Eventually the hostel was closed after about a year &amp; we were sent to another in Castle Douglas. <em>Source: Sounds.bl.uk \u2013 Earnest Marchand interviewed by Louise Coutts. <\/em><\/li>\n<li>A marriage has been arranged between Archibald Angus Bell M.A., only son of Mr &amp; Mrs J Dunlop Bell, The Birkenward, Skelmorlie, and Dorothy Goalen, daughter of Dr and Mrs Pollok Donald of Leith. <em>Source: The Scotsman, 23<sup>rd<\/sup> April 1949 \u2013 Page 4- Forthcoming Marriages.<\/em><\/li>\n<li>\n<div id=\"attachment_465\" style=\"width: 182px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-465\" class=\"size-full wp-image-465\" src=\"https:\/\/www.skelmorlievillas.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/birkenward-9.jpg\" alt=\"Mrs Aitken\u2019s 100th Birthday Party, Birkenward, 1970s.\" width=\"172\" height=\"150\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-465\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Mrs Aitken\u2019s 100th Birthday Party, Birkenward, 1970s.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>During the 1950s through to the 70s, Birkenward became a nursing home. During this time, a Mrs Aitken celebrated her 100<sup>th<\/sup> <em>Source: Mr &amp; Mrs MacKenzie, owners 11c Birkenward.<\/em><\/li>\n<li>In the late 70s, the nursing home closed and Birkenward was put on the market. 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