Basic Site Details Name: | Entertainment and Roller Skating Pavilion, Boswell Park | Town, district or village: | Ayr | City or county: | Ayrshire | Country: | Scotland | Parish: | | Status: | Demolished | Grid ref: | | Notes: | A new pavilion, primarily intended to be used as a skating rink has been built as Boswell Park, Ayr, at a cost of £4,000. The architect was Mr J Campbell Reid Glasgow. [Builder 10 July 1948 p48]
According to the earlier journal report, the building was to be constructed of white fibre plaster, with steel girder roof and patent roofing material, the estimated cost at the time being £3,000. [British Architect 6 April 1909 p287]
By 1910 the building was in use as the Electric Pavilion cinema and tea rooms, later Green’s Picturedrome and it may be that the building was intended for both roller skating and cinema use from the outset.
Major reconstruction 1917-1922, architect John Fairweather.
'The Dean of Guild Court have granted warrant to the trustees of the late George Green, 843 Gallowgate, Glasgow, to alter and re-erect buildings in Boswell Park, Ayr, to be used as a picture house at a probable cost of £3,000.' [Builder 30 March 1917 p215]
The building was destroyed by fire in September 1929 and replaced by a new cinema - Green's Playhouse. (See separate entry) | Alternative NamesThe following alternative names are associated with this building/design: | | Name | Current name? | Notes | | Electric Pavilion | | | | Greens Picturedrome | | From June 1911? |
Building Type ClassificationThe building is classified under the following categories: | | Classification | Original classification? | Notes | | 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 | | 1909 | | Build/construction | Plans passed by Dean of Guild Court | | 1917 | 1922 | Reconstruction | Plans passed 1917. Opened in 1922 | | 1929 | | Destruction/demolition | Demolished following a serious fire in September 1929 |
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 | | James Campbell Reid | | | 1909 | | Architect for original building | | John Fairweather | | | 1917(?) | 1922 | Major reconstruction |
ClientsThe following individuals or organisations have commissioned work on this building/design: | | Name | Notes | | Ayr Entertainment and Roller Skating Pavilion Company Limited | | | Trustees of the late George Green | for alterations and reconstruction 1917 |
ReferencesPeriodical ReferencesThe following periodicals contain references to this building: | | Periodical Name | Date | Edition | Publisher | Notes | | British Architect | 6 April 1909 | | | p287 Plans passed by Dean of Guild Court | | Builder | 10 July 1909 | | | p48 | | Builder | 30 March 1917 | | | p215 Plans passed by Dean of Guild Court | | RIBA Journal | 22 December 1923 | | London: Royal Institute of British Architects | p121 Obituary of Reid |
Archive ReferencesThe following archives hold material relating to this building: | | Source | Archive name | Source catalogue no. | Notes | | RIBA Archive, Victoria & Albert Museum | RIBA Nomination Papers | | James Campbell Reid: F v21 no1478 (microfilm reel 13) |
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