Basic Site Details
| Name: | Ayr Racecourse and Grandstands |
| Town, district or village: | Wallacetown |
| City or county: | Ayrshire |
| Country: | Scotland |
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Building Type Classification
| The building is classified under the following categories: | |||
| Classification | Original classification? | Notes | |
 | RECREATIONAL | ||
| Sports ground | ||
Events
| The following date-based events are associated with this building: | ||||
| From | To | Event type | Notes | |
| 1907 | |||
| 1963 | 1971 | Build/construction | Eglinton Stand Further buildings: 1964 - £100,000 second phase to include workshop, toilets, totalisator building, tea rooms, and snack bar |
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. | ||||||
| Name | Role | Partnership Group | From | To | Notes | |
| Allan Stevenson | A | 1907 | Executed plan by the Mannings. | ||
| Thomas McGill Cassels | A | 1907 | As managing assistant to Allan Stevenson | ||
| W C & A S Manning | C | 1907 | Provided plan | ||
| James Andrew Carrick | 1963 | 1971 | Eglinton Stand and other buildings | ||
| J & J A Carrick | B | 1963 | 1971 | Eglinton Stand and other buildings | |
Clients
| The following individuals or organisations have commissioned work on this building/design: | ||
| Name | Notes | |
| Western Meeting Club | |
References
Bibliographic References
| The following books contain references to this building: | ||||||
| Author(s) | Date | Title | Part | Publisher | Notes | |
| Close, Rob and Riches, Anne | 2012 | The Buildings of Scotland: Ayrshire & Arran | New Haven and London: Yale University Press | p170 | |
| Close, Robert | 1992 | Ayrshire and Arran, an Illustrated Architectural Guide | Edinburgh: RIAS | p34 | |
| Glendinning, M, MacInnes, R and MacKechnie, A | 1996 | A History of Scottish Architecture | p560 | ||
Periodical References
| The following periodicals contain references to this building: | |||||
| Periodical Name | Date | Edition | Publisher | Notes | |
| Builder | 2 October 1964 | p742 | ||
Archive References
| The following archives hold material relating to this building: | ||||
| Source | Archive name | Source catalogue no. | Notes | |
| RIBA Archive, Victoria & Albert Museum | RIBA Nomination Papers | Thomas McGill Cassels: L v16 no 1175 | |