Basic Site Details
| Name: | Harbour Arts Centre |
| Town, district or village: | Irvine |
| City or county: | Ayrshire |
| Country: | Scotland |
| Parish: | |
| Status: | |
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| Notes: | Built origainally as a Seamen's Bethel. |
Building Type Classification
| The building is classified under the following categories: | |||
| Classification | Original classification? | Notes | |
 | Mortuary(?) | Yes | Before conversion? |
| Chapel(?) | Yes | Before conversion? |
| Theatre | After conversion | |
Events
| The following date-based events are associated with this building: | ||||
| From | To | Event type | Notes | |
| 1973 | 1974 | Alteration/conversion | Conversion to theatre |
| 2006 | 2007 | Alterations and additions | Internal alterations |
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. | ||||||
| Name | Role | Partnership Group | From | To | Notes | |
| Douglas ('Doug') Stonelake | A | 1973 | 1974 | Designs for conversion to theatre - in his spare time - with Digu Nerukar | |
| Houston & Dunlop | B | 1973 | 1974 | Supervised construction after designs were produced by Douglas Stonelake in his spare time (as a 'temporary employee' of Houston & Dunlop) | |
| Digu Nerukar | C | 1973 | 1974 | Conversion to theatre - as architect with irvine Development Corporation | |
| Irvine New Town Development Corporation (or Irvine Development Corporation) | C | 1973 | 1974 | Conversion to theatre | |
| North Ayrshire Council Architects Department | F | 2006 | 2007 | Internal alterations and extensions | |
Clients
| The following individuals or organisations have commissioned work on this building/design: | ||
| Name | Notes | |
| Touchner, Brian | Chairman of Harbour Arts Centre at the time |
References
Bibliographic References
| The 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 | pp389 | |
Archive References
| The following archives hold material relating to this building: | ||||
| Source | Archive name | Source catalogue no. | Notes | |
| Courtesy of Douglas Stonelake | Interview of Douglas Stonelake by Jessica Taylor, 4 November 2008 in Glasgow | ||