Basic Site Details

Name: Green's Playhouse
Town, district or village: Ayr
City or county: Ayrshire
Country: Scotland
Parish:  
Status: B listed
Grid ref:
Notes: Superseded the earlier Green's Picturedome, opened 1911, on the same site, after this was destroyed by fire in September 1929. (See separate entry)

The fourth largest cinema in Scotland at the time, the new building seated 1,700 in the stalls alone and a further 1,300 in the balcony.

'Plans for a new picture house to be erected at Boswell Park, Ayr at an estimated cost of £25,000 have been submitted to Ayr Dean of Guild Court. The building is to be erected by Messrs George Green Limited and will take the place of the Playhouse, owned by them, which was destroyed by fire September last' [Builder 18 April 1930 page 778].

'AYR - John Faiweather, FRIBA, 182 Trongate, Glasgow, is architect for the new 'Playhouse' cinema which was announced in our ssue of 18 April and is to be built in Boswell Park. Plans for the building which is to cost £25,000 and is for Messrs Green Limited of Glasgow have been passed to Ayr Dean of Guild Court'. [Builder 2 May 1930, p873]

Alternative Names

The following alternative names are associated with this building/design:
 NameCurrent name?Notes
Item 1 of 2Mecca Bingo HallYesSince 1969
Item 2 of 2Picture House  

Building Type Classification

The building is classified under the following categories:
 ClassificationOriginal classification?Notes
Item 1 of 2Theatre  
Item 2 of 2Cinema  

Street Addresses

The following street addresses are associated with this building:
 AddressMain entrance?Notes
Item 1 of 1Boswell Park  

Events

The following date-based events are associated with this building:
 FromToEvent typeNotes
Item 1 of 219291931Construction 
Item 2 of 28 July 1931 OpenedOpened as Green's Playhouse

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 1John Fairweather  19291931 

Clients

The following individuals or organisations have commissioned work on this building/design:
 NameNotes
Item 1 of 1George Green Limited 

References

Bibliographic References

The following books contain references to this building:
 Author(s)DateTitlePartPublisherNotes
Item 1 of 2Close, Rob and Riches, Anne2012The Buildings of Scotland: Ayrshire & Arran New Haven and London: Yale University Pressp122
Item 2 of 2Peter, Bruce2000Clyde Coast Picture Palaces Ochiltree: Stenlake Publishingpp39-40

Periodical References

The following periodicals contain references to this building:
 Periodical NameDateEditionPublisherNotes
Item 1 of 4Architect and Building News1930Jan-Jun p14, p806
Item 2 of 4Ayrshire Post2 May 1930   
Item 3 of 4Builder18 April 1930  p778
Item 4 of 4Builder2 May 1930  p873

Archive References

The following archives hold material relating to this building:
 SourceArchive nameSource catalogue no.Notes
Item 1 of 1Historic Environment ScotlandListed Buildings Register47166