View from NNW showing part of WNW front
SC 712898
Description View from NNW showing part of WNW front
Date 1/8/1969
Collection Papers of Professor John R Hume, economic and industrial historian, Glasgow, Scotland
Catalogue Number SC 712898
Category On-line Digital Images
Scope and Content Station Hotel (Ayr Station), Ayr, South Ayrshire The first station on this site was opened in 1856 by the Ayr & Girvan Railway, replacing the original Ayr station by the harbour. The new station was rebuilt in 1886 by the Glasgow and South Western Railway, incorporating, in the fashion of the time, a large station hotel. This view shows the main frontage of station and hotel from the north west, looking across the site of former carriage sidings. The entrance to the platforms is through the arch to the left of the taller tower, and the lower buildings on the left are part of the station offices. The hotel was built on account of the success of the railway company's St Enoch Hotel in Glasgow, similarly integrated with an important station. Ayr was at the time an important holiday resort, and centre for the Robert Burns tourist trade, as well as being a significant centre for industry and agriculture. Source: RCAHMS contribution to SCRAN.
External Reference H35/69/53/5
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