Basic Site Details
| Name: | Woolworth's, High Street, Ayr |
| Town, district or village: | Ayr |
| City or county: | Ayrshire |
| Country: | Scotland |
| Parish: | |
| Status: | |
| Grid ref: | |
| Notes: | Faience work supplied by Shaws. |
Building Type Classification
| The building is classified under the following categories: | |||
| Classification | Original classification? | Notes | |
 | Shop | ||
Street Addresses
| The following street addresses are associated with this building: | |||
| Address | Main entrance? | Notes | |
| High Street | ||
Events
| The following date-based events are associated with this building: | ||||
| From | To | Event type | Notes | |
| 1935 | Build/construction | ||
| 25 December 1959 | Scheme accepted | Dean of Guild Court approved proposed alterations, est. cost £93,000 per Builder p956 | |
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 | |
| F W Woolworth & Co Ltd, in-house architects (Woolworth Constuction Department | A | 1935 | |||
| William Leslie Swinnerton | A | 1935 | As architect in Woolworths Liverpool office | ||
Clients
| The following individuals or organisations have commissioned work on this building/design: | ||
| Name | Notes | |
| F. W. Woolworth & Co., Ltd. | |
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 | p141 | |
| Morrison, Kathryn A | Woolworths: 100 years on the High Street | London: English Heritage (or Historic England) | p141 | ||
Periodical References
| The following periodicals contain references to this building: | |||||
| Periodical Name | Date | Edition | Publisher | Notes | |
| Builder | 25 December 1959 | p956 | ||