Basic Site Details
| Name: | New Technical College, Ayr |
| Town, district or village: | Ayr |
| City or county: | Ayrshire |
| Country: | Scotland |
| Parish: | |
| Status: | |
| Grid ref: | |
| Notes: | Not to be confused with the industrial school which was called the technical college in the 1950s. See separate entry |
Alternative Names
| The following alternative names are associated with this building/design: | |||
| Name | Current name? | Notes | |
 | Ayr College | Yes | Name in 2013 |
Building Type Classification
| The building is classified under the following categories: | |||
| Classification | Original classification? | Notes | |
| College | ||
Street Addresses
| The following street addresses are associated with this building: | |||
| Address | Main entrance? | Notes | |
| Content Avenue | ||
Events
| The following date-based events are associated with this building: | ||||
| From | To | Event type | Notes | |
| 20 January 1961 | Scheme accepted | for new technical college at cost of £800,000 per Builder p158 | |
| February 1961 | June 1964 | Build/construction | actual start date and estimated completion date for new technical college per Builder 28 Apr 1961 p811 |
| 3 February 1961 | Build/construction | site prep started, building to start before April per Builder p243 | |
| 2001 | Addition | Recessed entrance added. Also wedge shaped building at right angles to main building. | |
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 | |
| Robert Govan Lindsay | A | 1961 | 1965 | ||
| Boswell, Mitchell & Johnston | B | c. 2001 | Wedge shaped building added at right angles. | ||
Clients
| The following individuals or organisations have commissioned work on this building/design: | ||
| Name | Notes | |
| Education Authority | |
Related Buildings, Structures and Designs
Child Structures
| This structure or site has the following component or child structures (click on an item to view details): | ||
| Building Name | Notes | |
| Ayr College, Aeronautics Building | |
Parent Structure and Site
| This structure is related to the following parent structure or site (click the item to view details): | ||
| Building name | Notes | |
| Education Building Programme, Ayrshire | |
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 | p168 | |
Periodical References
| The following periodicals contain references to this building: | |||||
| Periodical Name | Date | Edition | Publisher | Notes | |
| Builder | 20 January 1961 | p158 | ||
| Builder | 3 February 1961 | '£10m. for New Schools' p243 | ||
| Builder | 28 April 1961 | 'New Technical Colleges, Scotland' p811 | ||