Interior View showing roof structure
SC 712907
Description Interior View showing roof structure
Date 1/8/1969
Collection Papers of Professor John R Hume, economic and industrial historian, Glasgow, Scotland
Catalogue Number SC 712907
Category On-line Digital Images
Scope and Content Railway Station (Station Hotel), Station Road, 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 part of the glazed roof that covered much of the central area of the station. This is at the east end of the footbridge linking the main north and south-bound platforms. The elaborate cast iron roof members are typical of company and period. The integration of station and hotel was planned 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. Source: RCAHMS contribution to SCRAN.
External Reference H35/69/53/14
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