Basic Site Details | Name: | Police Buildings | | Town, district or village: | Kilmarnock | | City or county: | Ayrshire | | Country: | Scotland | | Parish: | | | Status: | Demolished | | Grid ref: | | | Notes: | POLICE BUILDINGS, KILMARNOCK - Plans have been prepared by Mr Walter W Reid, and have been approved for the erection of the new police buildings in Sturrock Street, Kilmarnock. The external walls are to be built of white stone. On the ground floor there will be the Chief Constable’s room, charge room, guard room, production room, lavatory accommodation and eight cells. The court room will be on the upper floor, access for the public being obtained by an entrance from Market Lane, while there is a private staircase off Sturrock Street for use of the magistrates and witnesses. There is also a room for the magistrates, and separate rooms for male and female witnesses. Eight cells are situated in this flat and lavatory accommodation is likewise provided there. The building will be heated with hot-water pipes, the heating chamber being in the basement, where there is also a lamp room. [Builder 29 May 1897 p489]
Site bounded by Market Lane, Sturrock Street and Waterloo Street. The building has been demolished while Market Lane and Waterloo Street have also disappeared as part of a comprehensive redevelopment of the site. | Building Type Classification| The building is classified under the following categories: | | | Classification | Original classification? | Notes |  | Police station | | | | Courthouse | | |
Street Addresses| The following street addresses are associated with this building: | | | Address | Main entrance? | Notes | | Sturrock Street | | |
Events| The following date-based events are associated with this building: | | | From | To | Event type | Notes | | 1897 | | Plans approved | |
PeopleDesign 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. | | | Name | Role | Partnership Group | From | To | Notes | | Walter W Reid | | | 1897 | | |
ReferencesPeriodical References| The following periodicals contain references to this building: | | | Periodical Name | Date | Edition | Publisher | Notes | | Builder | 29 May 1897 | | | p489
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