In 1958, Irvine's Royal Ordnance Factory closed down with the loss of hundreds of well-paying jobs. How did Irvine deal with this? This report from the BBC's "Checkpoint" programme, which ran from 1963 to 1965, reveals the development of the former factory site to create an industrial estate. Later much of the site became the Beach Park.
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