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Basic Site Details
Name
Kilmarnock Corn Exchange
Town, District or Village
Kilmarnock
Parish
City or County
Ayrshire
Status
Country
Scotland
Grid Ref
Grid Ref N
Grid Ref E
Notes
Cost of original building £6600.
N.B. Buildings of Scotland attributes the sculptural work on this to the architect Joseph Boyd but it is much more likely that it is by the Ayrshire sculptor of that name who died in 1899. Contractor adam Loudon
Elements of original Kilmarnock Academy survive at rear of the theatre
Alternative Names
The following alternative names are associated with this building/design:
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Name
Current Name
Notes
Palace Theatre
Yes
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Building Type Classification
The building is classified under the following categories:
Class classic
Classification
Original Classification
Notes
Corn exchange
Not Known
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Street Addresses
The following street addresses are associated with this building:
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Address
Current Address
Notes
Green Street
Yes
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Events
The following date-based events are associated with this building:
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Event Type
From
To
Notes
1862
1863
1886
Alterations and additions (8 bay addition to left of London Road facade)
Alteration/conversion
1927
Agricultural Hall remodelled to form Grand Hall
1947
Extensive alterations
Addition
1949
Alterations and additions costing £9,000.
Alterations and additions
1979
1982
Interiors reonstructed after fire
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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.
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Person
Partnership Group
Role
From
To
Notes
Robert Johnstone or Johnston
C
Architect
1807
Elements of original academy survive at rear.
James Ingram
1862
1863
Robert Samson Ingram
1886
Alterations and additions (8 bay addition to left of London Road facade)
James Miller
G
Architect
1927
Agricultural Hall remodelled to form Grand Hall
Gabriel Steel
B
Architect
1947
Extensive alterations
Neil S Sutherland
1949
Alterations and additions.
Kilmarnock & Loudoun District Council Architects Department
F
Architectural Department (New Towns etc)
1979
1982
Interiors reconstructed
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Related Buildings, Structures and Designs
References
Bibliographic References
The following books contain references to this building:
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Author
Year
Title
Part
Publisher
Notes
Close, Rob and Riches, Anne
2012
The Buildings of Scotland: Ayrshire & Arran
New Haven and London: Yale University Press
p431
Close, Robert
1992
Ayrshire and Arran, an Illustrated Architectural Guide
Edinburgh: RIAS
p111
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Periodical References
The following periodicals contain references to this building:
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Periodical Name
Date
Edition
Publisher
Notes
Builder
1863/10/03
XXI
Building News
1863/09/25
*
Kilmarnock Standard
1879/08/02
*
Obituary of James Ingram
Builder
1949/7/1
p26
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Archive References
The following archives hold material relating to this building:
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Source
Name
Cat Number
Item Name
Notes
Dean Castle (Kilmarnock & Louden District Council,
Kilmarnock Dean of Guild Records
400-500/421
Historic Environment Scotland
Listed Buildings Register
35903
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