This is the house in Irvine where John Galt was born on 2 May 1779. The house was situated on the High Street near the Seagate. Galt's father, also John, was the captain of a ship trading with the West Indies. His mother was Jean Thomson. The couple married in Ayrshire in 1776.
The site of the building is now home to a branch of the Bank of Scotland. There is a plaque on the outside wall showing its connection to John Galt.
The plaque was made by Robert Bryden and is dated 1903.
Robert Bryden (1865-1939) was an artist and sculptor who was born in Coylton in Ayrshire. Many of his works showed scenes of places in Ayrshire. See more of his work here.
