MORE than a century after Irvine's Pilot House was unveiled on the harbourside, hopes are high that the building could be brought back to life again.
Back in 1904, local man Martin Boyd invented an entirely new way to make the dangerous entry into the harbour safer for approaching vessels.
That automatic tide signalling apparatus, or Pilot House, remains a category B Listed Building.
Mr Boyd patented this idea and the only tidal marker of this kind was built in Irvine.
Although it is neglected and currently not working, it could be restored and become a point of interest and an attraction.
A group of local people want to bring this unique tidal marker back to working order.
They will be meeting to discuss the idea at Irvine’s Harbour Arts Centre on Wednesday, March 26, from 7pm to 9pm.
The idea is to get as many interested people as possible together to discuss how this might be achieved and to decide on the next steps.
The purpose of the meeting is to discuss the restoration of the Pilot House to working order, getting the signalling structure back on the roof, and have it moving with the tides.
This building would only be used to demonstrate this unique piece of engineering.
People are invited to head along and bring anyone else they know who is interested.
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