City Hall (Ayr)
The Town Hall Ayr is located in the center of the Scottish town of Ayr in the Council Area South Ayrshire . In 1980 the building was included in the Scottish List of Monuments in the highest category A.
history
In 1824 it was determined that the city's old customs post on Sandgate would be torn down. For this reason, the Scottish architect Thomas Hamilton was commissioned to search for the location. The choice fell on Hamilton, who had designed the Robert Burns Monument in Alloway six years earlier . After the site had been chosen, the old customs office was torn down in 1825. The foundation stone of the town hall was laid on April 3, 1828. The contractor Archibald Johnston carried out the work, which lasted until 1830. However, the bell tower was not completed until 1832. The total cost was £ 9,965. Mears & Stainbank of London cast the larger of the two bells in 1830.
description
The building is at the intersection of High Street and Sandgate ( A719 ), two of the main thoroughfares in central Ayr. It combines stylistic features of the neo-renaissance as well as classical architecture. The five-story, 69 m high bell tower was a landmark in Ayr. It is expensive and ornamented with colossal revolving pilasters and a frieze with triglyphs designed. At the height of the tower clocks, the tower takes on an octagonal floor plan. The edges are worked with Doric columns. Griffin sit on it . Corinthian columns carry the pointed, octagonal helmet . An Ionic colonnade and pilasters structure the facades of the two to three-story town hall. Arched windows are installed on the first floor . The building closes with slate roofs.
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c Listed Building - Entry . In: Historic Scotland .
- ↑ Entry on Ayr Town Hall in Canmore, Historic Environment Scotland database
Web links
- Entry on Ayr Town Hall in Canmore, Historic Environment Scotland database
Coordinates: 55 ° 27 ′ 51.5 " N , 4 ° 37 ′ 55" W.