Basic Site Details

Name: Savoy Croft
Town, district or village: Ayr
City or county: Ayrshire
Country: Scotland
Parish:  
Status: A Listed
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Building Type Classification

The building is classified under the following categories:
 ClassificationOriginal classification?Notes
Item 1 of 1House  

Street Addresses

The following street addresses are associated with this building:
 AddressMain entrance?Notes
Item 1 of 13, Savoy ParkYes 

Events

The following date-based events are associated with this building:
 FromToEvent typeNotes
Item 1 of 318921893Design exhibitedBuilding completed in 1883. There are inconsistencies in the dating of this building.
Item 2 of 31897 Plans submitted to Dean of Guild'Buildings of Scotland' states that the plans were illustrated in Academy Architecture but they were not submitted to Dean of Guild until 1897.
Item 3 of 31914  Addition

People

Design and Construction

The following individuals or organisations have carried out design/construction work. Where architects or practices worked together, matching letters appear beside their names in the Partnership Group column.
 NameRolePartnership GroupFromToNotes
Item 1 of 4James Archibald Morris A18921893 
Item 2 of 4James Kennedy Hunter A18921893 
Item 3 of 4Morris & Hunter A18921893 
Item 4 of 4James Archibald Morris B1914 Addition

Clients

The following individuals or organisations have commissioned work on this building/design:
 NameNotes
Item 1 of 1Morris, J A 

References

Bibliographic References

The following books contain references to this building:
 Author(s)DateTitlePartPublisherNotes
Item 1 of 5Academy Architecture1897 part 1 Photo exhibited - building completed 1883
Item 2 of 5Close, Rob and Riches, Anne2012The Buildings of Scotland: Ayrshire & Arran New Haven and London: Yale University Pressp122, 157
Item 3 of 5Close, Robert1988Attainable ideals: James A Morris 1857-1942 Charles Rennie Mackintosh Society Newsletter, Spring 1988, pp5-7p55,56
Item 4 of 5Davis, Michael C1991The Castles and Mansions of Ayrshire Ardrishaig, Argyll: privately publishedp307
Item 5 of 5Glasgow Institute of Fine Arts1893   321 & 323

Archive References

The following archives hold material relating to this building:
 SourceArchive nameSource catalogue no.Notes
Item 1 of 1Historic Environment ScotlandListed Buildings Register21795