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Ayr, Wellington Square, County Buildings

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County Building (20th Century), Sheriff Courthouse (19th Century)

Site Name Ayr, Wellington Square, County Buildings

Classification County Building (20th Century), Sheriff Courthouse (19th Century)

Alternative Name(s) Pavilion Road; Bath Place; Ayr Sheriff Court

Canmore ID 41823

Site Number NS32SW 52

NGR NS 33262 21771

NGR Description Centred NS 33262 21771

Datum OSGB36 - NGR

Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/41823

Ordnance Survey licence number AC0000807262. All rights reserved.
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View of upper gallery from East
View of upper gallery from EastDetail of coffered domeView from North of vaulted room in North rangeView of advocates libraryView of cell corridorView from S.View from south eastView of basement corridorView of holding cellGeneral view from ESE.Photographic copy of Entrance Elevation towards the East Signed 'D Hamilton Architect 1814'Detail of skylight in Court Room no 1View of basement corridorView of holding cellPortico, view from eastView of staircase from EastView of Court Room no 2 from EastGeneral view from ESE.General view from E.View from SW.View from SE.View from WSW.Oblique aerial view of Wellington Square, County Buildings and Prison, looking S.View of stair hall from NortheastView of staircase from EastView from North of South staircaseView from east south eastView of stair hall from NortheastView of upper gallery from EastDetail of coffered domeView from North of vaulted room in North rangeView of Court Room no 2 from EastView of Court Room no 1 from EastView of former council chamber in county buildingsAyr, Wellington Square, County Buildings, NS32SW 52, Ordnance Survey index card, RectoView from south south eastView from north eastView of Court Room no 1 from WestGeneral view from E.View from SEGeneral view from E.Oblique aerial view of Wellington Square, County Buildings and Prison, looking SE.View from NW.View from south eastPortico, view from eastView of advocates libraryView of advocates libraryView of former council chamber in county buildingsView from W.View from eastAyr, general view, showing Ayr Pavilion and Esplanade. Oblique aerial photograph taken facing east.View from east, from parkView from westView from North of South staircaseView of cell corridorView of Court Room no 2 from EastDetail of Northeast corner of Court Room no 2View of Court Room no 3 from EastView of advocates libraryView from eastView of Court Room no 1 from EastView of Court Room no 1 from EastDetail of skylight in Court Room no 1Detail of Northeast corner of Court Room no 2View of Court Room no 3 from EastView of advocates libraryView from W.View from NE.Detail of coffered domeView of Court Room no 1 from WestView from north eastPortico, detail of coffered ceilingDetail of coffered dome

Administrative Areas

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

Archaeology Notes

NS32SW 52 centred 33262 21771

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Architecture Notes

NS32SW 52 centred 33262 21771

INFORMATION TAKEN FROM THE ARCHITECTURE CATALOGUE:

REFERENCE:

SCOTTISH RECORD OFFICE:

Laying of the Foundation Stone of The County Buildings.

Intimation (printed) of the ceremony

Architects: Robert Wallace, of London [c.1790-1874]

1818

GD 142/78/10

NMRS REFERENCE

Architect: David Hamilton 1814.

EXTERNAL REFERENCE

Edinburgh Evening Courant, Robert Wallace, Ayr

Ayr, County Buildings - advertisement for tenders, November 17, 1817

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