Lochwinnoch is lucky to have a rich photographic record of its history dating from the early days of photography in the late 1800's. This website is a "Cairn"* of these photographs. An important aim of the site is to put names to faces and thereby preserve a more personal record of the people of the village. This project may already be late because many of those who can put names to faces are no longer with us. PLEASE HELP via the CONTACTS PAGE.

To make the site as comprehensive as possible we would be delighted to add to the site any old photographs that you have of the village or folk. 

Lochwinnoch is a child of the Industrial Revolution, it was born out of the technological revolution that swept the textile industry. And when that fire had almost burnt itself out a new spark ignited the village, furniture making. A demand that sprang out from what had gone before, bigger cities, more houses, steam driven liners that could carry more passengers than ever before all requiring furniture.
 
There have also been other sources of employment that helped to make Lochwinnoch a place where you could raise a family and live as part of a community. Today the jobs have gone but its situation and interconnections with larger conurbations make it an ideal dormitory town.

Despite the fact Lochwinnoch no longer has any significant employment its sense of community and family remains. This is down in no small part to the very active volunteers who organise the many activities that go on in the village such as the Arts Festival, the Gala Day, local newsletters such as Chatterbox and Facebook pages such as Lochwinnoch Past and Present.
 
And I guess in some small measure pbthecairn.com tries to add to that sense of community by trying to preserve a digital record. A history shared helps to bring a community together.
 
*The word 'Cairn' used in this context means a collection.