Farm at Red Row?
 

Hello everyone.
After believing my grandfather worked as a dairyman all his life in Ayrshire, I’ve just found out that he worked on a farm at Red Row around 1939/40. I have a picture of my father aged about 4 ( he is now 84 ) standing next to a paling fence with 2 calves & a tall Square brick chimney in the farm steading/yard. He can’t remember the name of the farm but thinks the farmers surname at the time was Hemsly. He can remember aeroplanes taking off from a nearby airfield heading off to war. Does anyone know of a farm with a tall chimney around Red Row which was a dairy farm at this time or has any info about the farmers name. My father was born & started school in Ayrshire so it’s 80 yrs since he was last there & I would like to take him back to the farm if I can, if it is still there.
Any info would be appreciated
Thanks

Woodside Farm in 1939 had Frederick J. Hemsley (born 1891) as the 'General Farmer'. He was also a Special Constable. Wife's name was Ida (born 1892), daughter Kathleen Margaret (born 1920) .

Kathleen married a Pole in Dec 1941 (at St. Johns Chevington), a chap called Tadeusz Horoszko, Flying Officer in the Polish Air Force, serving with the RAF (He was also born 1920)

Photo of Horoszko on this page. He appears to have taken the Hemsley surname and was still in the RAF (Flight Lieutenant) in >1957 and decorated with the Air Force Cross and received the Queen's Commendation for Valuable Service.

Frederick Hemsley appears to have died in 1948, Ida in 1964.

Thankyou very much for this information, much appreciated

Regarding brick chimneys on farms; I think we only have one still standing in the district. This is at Woodhouse Farm Shilbottle. They were the chimney for the farm's steam powered threshing machine. Obsolete by the mid 19c. A rare survivor.

https://www.google.co.uk/maps/@55.36...7i13312!8i6656

I don't want to turn this forum in a chimney spotting club, but there is still one left in Widdrington too https://www.google.co.uk/maps/@55.25...7i13312!8i6656

and possibly one at Cresswell too https://www.google.co.uk/maps/@55.23...7i13312!8i6656

Lovely. I'll keep my eye out for more. I assume these things are now 'listed' and protected?

Apparently they needed a cheap source coal to make the process worthwhile so they only turn up in the coalfields, in particular Northumberland.

Lovely pieces of historical architecture. I believe the one at Cresswell is listed & protected. Hopefully the others are too