Basic Site Details Name: | Picture House | Town, district or village: | Ayr | City or county: | Ayrshire | Country: | Scotland | Parish: | | Status: | | Grid ref: | | Notes: | Site now occupied by a branch of Littlewoods.
Mr Charles J McNair of 112 Bath-street, Glasgow has prepared plans for additions and alterations to the Picture Theatre, Ayr for the Ayrshire Cinematograph Theatres Limited [Builder 11 November 1927, p758] | Alternative NamesThe following alternative names are associated with this building/design: | | Name | Current name? | Notes | | Gaumont Cinema | Yes | From the late 1940s until the cinema's closure on 8 June 1968 |
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 | | 131, High Street | Yes | |
EventsThe following date-based events are associated with this building: | | From | To | Event type | Notes | | 1920 | 1921 | Construction | | | 13 October 1921 | | Opened | | | 1922 | | Design exhibited | | | 1927 | | Alterations and additions | | | 8 June 1968 | | | Cinema closed down |
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 | | Daniel Walter MacMath | | A | 1920 | 1921 | | | Gavin Lennox | | A | 1920 | 1921 | | | Lennox & MacMath | | A | 1920 | 1921 | | | Charles James McNair | | B | 1927 | 1928 | Additions |
ClientsThe following individuals or organisations have commissioned work on this building/design: | | Name | Notes | | Ayrshire Cinema Theatres Ltd | |
ReferencesBibliographic ReferencesThe following books contain references to this building: | | Author(s) | Date | Title | Part | Publisher | Notes | | Peter, Bruce | 2000 | Clyde Coast Picture Palaces | | Ochiltree: Stenlake Publishing | p41 | | Royal Glasgow Institute of the Fine Arts | 1922 | | | | 659 | | Who's Who in Architecture | 1923 | | | | |
Periodical ReferencesThe following periodicals contain references to this building: | | Periodical Name | Date | Edition | Publisher | Notes | | Builder | 11 November 1927 | | | p758 | | RIBA Journal | c. 1955 | | London: Royal Institute of British Architects | Undated obituary clipping |
Archive ReferencesThe following archives hold material relating to this building: | | Source | Archive name | Source catalogue no. | Notes | | Chris Doak | Information via website | | Sent August 2007 |
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