Basic Site Details Name: | Green's Playhouse | Town, district or village: | Ayr | City or county: | Ayrshire | Country: | Scotland | Parish: | | Status: | B listed | Grid ref: | | Notes: | Superseded the earlier Green's Picturedome, opened 1911, on the same site, after this was destroyed by fire in September 1929. (See separate entry)
The fourth largest cinema in Scotland at the time, the new building seated 1,700 in the stalls alone and a further 1,300 in the balcony.
'Plans for a new picture house to be erected at Boswell Park, Ayr at an estimated cost of £25,000 have been submitted to Ayr Dean of Guild Court. The building is to be erected by Messrs George Green Limited and will take the place of the Playhouse, owned by them, which was destroyed by fire September last' [Builder 18 April 1930 page 778].
'AYR - John Faiweather, FRIBA, 182 Trongate, Glasgow, is architect for the new 'Playhouse' cinema which was announced in our ssue of 18 April and is to be built in Boswell Park. Plans for the building which is to cost £25,000 and is for Messrs Green Limited of Glasgow have been passed to Ayr Dean of Guild Court'. [Builder 2 May 1930, p873] | Alternative NamesThe following alternative names are associated with this building/design: | | Name | Current name? | Notes | | Mecca Bingo Hall | Yes | Since 1969 | | Picture House | | |
Building Type ClassificationThe building is classified under the following categories: | | Classification | Original classification? | Notes | | Theatre | | | | Cinema | | |
Street AddressesThe following street addresses are associated with this building: | | Address | Main entrance? | Notes | | Boswell Park | | |
EventsThe following date-based events are associated with this building: | | From | To | Event type | Notes | | 1929 | 1931 | Construction | | | 8 July 1931 | | Opened | Opened as Green's Playhouse |
PeopleDesign and ConstructionThe following individuals or organisations have carried out design/construction work. Where architects or practices worked together, matching letters appear beside their names in the Partnership Group column. | | Name | Role | Partnership Group | From | To | Notes | | John Fairweather | | | 1929 | 1931 | |
ClientsThe following individuals or organisations have commissioned work on this building/design: | | Name | Notes | | George Green Limited | |
ReferencesBibliographic ReferencesThe following books contain references to this building: | | Author(s) | Date | Title | Part | Publisher | Notes | | Close, Rob and Riches, Anne | 2012 | The Buildings of Scotland: Ayrshire & Arran | | New Haven and London: Yale University Press | p122 | | Peter, Bruce | 2000 | Clyde Coast Picture Palaces | | Ochiltree: Stenlake Publishing | pp39-40 |
Periodical ReferencesThe following periodicals contain references to this building: | | Periodical Name | Date | Edition | Publisher | Notes | | Architect and Building News | 1930 | Jan-Jun | | p14, p806 | | Ayrshire Post | 2 May 1930 | | | | | Builder | 18 April 1930 | | | p778 | | Builder | 2 May 1930 | | | p873 |
Archive ReferencesThe following archives hold material relating to this building: | | Source | Archive name | Source catalogue no. | Notes | | Historic Environment Scotland | Listed Buildings Register | 47166 | |
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