Basic Site Details

Name: Odeon Cinema
Town, district or village: Ayr
City or county: Ayrshire
Country: Scotland
Parish:  
Status:  
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Notes: Messrs Robert Pert and Sons Limited, Montrose have secured the contract for the erection of the Odeon Cinema in Burns Statue Square. [Builder 3 September 1937 page 429]

Street Addresses

The following street addresses are associated with this building:
 AddressMain entrance?Notes
Item 1 of 1Burns Statue SquareYes 

Events

The following date-based events are associated with this building:
 FromToEvent typeNotes
Item 1 of 21937 Scheme accepted 
Item 2 of 230 July 1938 Opened 

People

Design and Construction

The 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.
 NameRolePartnership GroupFromToNotes
Item 1 of 1Andrew Mather  1938  

Clients

The following individuals or organisations have commissioned work on this building/design:
 NameNotes
Item 1 of 1Odeon Cinemas 

References

Bibliographic References

The following books contain references to this building:
 Author(s)DateTitlePartPublisherNotes
Item 1 of 2Close, Rob and Riches, Anne2012The Buildings of Scotland: Ayrshire & Arran New Haven and London: Yale University Pressp145
Item 2 of 2Peter, Bruce2000Clyde Coast Picture Palaces Ochiltree: Stenlake Publishingpp44-7

Periodical References

The following periodicals contain references to this building:
 Periodical NameDateEditionPublisherNotes
Item 1 of 1Builder17 September 1937  p521

Archive References

The following archives hold material relating to this building:
 SourceArchive nameSource catalogue no.Notes
Item 1 of 1Courtesy of Neil DarlingtonInformation sent via DSA website sent June 2009