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Ayr, Boswell Park, Roller Skating Rink

Cinema (20th Century), Skating Rink (20th Century)

Site Name Ayr, Boswell Park, Roller Skating Rink

Classification Cinema (20th Century), Skating Rink (20th Century)

Alternative Name(s) Ayr Electric Pavilion; Green's Picturedrome; Green's Playhouse; Douglas Street

Canmore ID 199180

Site Number NS32SW 175

NGR NS 33600 21850

Datum OSGB36 - NGR

Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/199180

Ordnance Survey licence number AC0000807262. All rights reserved.
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Administrative Areas

  • Council South Ayrshire
  • Parish Ayr
  • Former Region Strathclyde
  • Former District Kyle And Carrick
  • Former County Ayrshire

Archaeology Notes

NS32SW 175 33600 21850

Hall [NAT]

OS (GIS) MasterMap, May 2010.

Architecture Notes

The original skating rink became Green's Picturedrome in 1911 and later the (original) Green's Playhouse in 1922. It was destroyed in a fire in 1923.

The present building on the site was built in 1924.

(Undated) information in NMRS.

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