Portland Street Portland Street, to the north of King Street, dates from roughly 1816 after sections being constructed in order to establish a new road into Kilmarnock from
Glasgow and other places situated to the north of the town. The street was named in recognition of a local landowner,
William Bentinck, 4th Duke of Portland. Developments on Portland Street were originally slow to develop, such as the
George Hotel situated on Portland Street was originally offered for let in 1823, and the Western Scottish Omnibus depot opened on Portland Street in 1923. It closed in 1974 following the construction of a new bus station to serve the town at the Foregate. The Western Scottish Omnibus depot was demolished in 1979. The red sandstone and highly ornamented building of John Craig & Sons furniture warehouse situated on Portland Street is described as "one of Kilmarnock's finest buildings" and was designed by architect firm Andrew & Newlands.
Duke Street Prior to the 1970s redevelopment of much of King Street, Duke Street was considered one of Kilmarnock's most impressive thoroughfares, extending from Kilmarnock Cross towards the London Road area of the town. Prior to the street being cut through, the site was originally Nailer's Close and David's Lane. Prior, traffic entering Kilmarnock along London Road would require to travel down Green Street and along the narrow Waterloo Street in order to reach both Kilmarnock Cross and King Street. The Town Improvement Trust proposed for a new wider and direct access route to both streets, with the project being planned by Willian Railton, an architect from Kilmarnock. Duke Street was originally opened on 25 November 1859 by Provost Archibald Finnie. Originally, Duke Street was to be named Victoria Street, however, at the official opening of the street, Provost Finnie named the street after the Duke of Portland instead. During the 1970s redevelopment of the area which saw the introduction of a one way system traffic flow around Kilmarnock town centre, Duke Street was demolished in its entirety. The Burns Mall Shopping Centre was later constructed on the site of the former Duke Street, with the original line of Duke Street remaining through the shopping centre in order to link the pedestrian underpass situated at the
Palace Theatre to the Kilmarnock Cross.
Strand Street Strand Street is an foldaway roadway in the centre of Kilmarnock to the east of King Street. Strand Street is recognised as "one of the earliest streets of the town". It is noted as being the first street in Kilmarnock to be paved using rounded stones which were taken from the river in 1708 to be used for paving the road.
Bank Street Bank Street is one of the oldest streets of Kilmarnock, originally linking Dundonald Road and the route southward towards Kilmarnock Cross, although the last short stretch of road is known as Cheapside Street. ==References==