Pavilion (Ayr)

• Theatre ID
  2368
• Built / Converted
  1911
• Dates of use
  • 1911: Until when not known.
• Current state
  Extant
• Current use
  Licensed premises (Nightclub and bar (Pirate Pete’s))
• Address
  The Green, Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland

Details

Simple harled red sandstone hall with tall elegant Italianate towers at each corner and set amid promenade gardens. A long, narrow auditorium with about 600 seats. Flat main floor and one horse-shoe balcony. Plain barrel vault ceiling. Indeed, the only decoration in the entire hall is a scroll with acanthus leaves over the proscenium. Showing wear due to nightclub use.

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• Events
  • 1911 Use: Until when not known.
  • 1911 Design/Construction:
    • J K Hunter - Architect
  • 1911 Owner/Management: Ayr Town Council
  • 1913 Owner/Management: Ben Popplewell, lessee
  • 1918 Owner/Management: Fred Collins Circuit, lessee
  • 1922 Owner/Management: Ben Popplewell, lessee
  • 1930 Alteration: converted to dance hall
    • Unknown - Architect
  • 1930 Owner/Management: various lessees
• Capacities
  • Original: c.600
• Listings
  • Grade B
• Stage type
  • Proscenium, slightly raked
• Dimensions
  • Proscenium width: 9.14m
  • Height to grid: 12.2m