History in Structure

225-227 High Street, Ayr

A Category C Listed Building in Ayr, South Ayrshire

We don't have any photos of this building yet. Why don't you be the first to send us one?

Upload Photo »

Approximate Location Map
Large Map »

Coordinates

Latitude: 55.4606 / 55°27'38"N

Longitude: -4.6291 / 4°37'44"W

OS Eastings: 233865

OS Northings: 621674

OS Grid: NS338216

Mapcode National: GBR 39.Y4Q4

Mapcode Global: WH2PW.V0VM

Plus Code: 9C7QF96C+79

Entry Name: 225-227 High Street, Ayr

Listing Name: 225-231 (Odd Nos) High Street

Listing Date: 10 January 1980

Category: C

Source: Historic Scotland

Source ID: 356998

Historic Scotland Designation Reference: LB21616

Building Class: Cultural

ID on this website: 200356998

Location: Ayr

County: South Ayrshire

Town: Ayr

Electoral Ward: Ayr West

Traditional County: Ayrshire

Tagged with: Architectural structure

Find accommodation in
Ayr

Description

John Murdoch, 1884. 3-storey, 6-bay (grouped 2-2-2) classical style, symmetrical tenement with modern shopfronts at ground. Polished red ashlar. Modillion shopfront cornice; 2nd floor cill course; eaves course; modillion cornice; blocking course. Rusticated pilasters divide 2-bay grouping. Consoled pediments to 1st floor windows (segmental to central 2 bays); mini-pilasters to 2nd floor windows.

E (ENTRANCE) ELEVATION: keystone to central elliptical-arched close; entrance to left to 3 shops at ground; 2-leaf glazed timber door to shop to right, shop windows to right; 2-leaf timber door to shop to left, shop window to right; shop windows to shop to outer left (entrance forms part of Nos 233 and 235). Regular fenestration at 1st and 2nd floors.

4-pane timber sash and case windows. Grey slate roof; stone skews; apex stacks; circular cans.

INTERIORS: not seen 1998.

Statement of Interest

B Group with Nos 219-223 (Odd Nos), 233 and 235, and 237-241 (Odd Nos) High Street (see separate list descriptions). Shop to left at ground also forms part of Nos 233 and 235.

External Links

External links are from the relevant listing authority and, where applicable, Wikidata. Wikidata IDs may be related buildings as well as this specific building. If you want to add or update a link, you will need to do so by editing the Wikidata entry.

Recommended Books

Other nearby listed buildings

BritishListedBuildings.co.uk is an independent online resource and is not associated with any government department. All government data published here is used under licence. Please do not contact BritishListedBuildings.co.uk for any queries related to any individual listed building, planning permission related to listed buildings or the listing process itself.

British Listed Buildings is a Good Stuff website.