Description

Later 19th century. 3-storey, 4-bay tenement with shops at ground floor, forming part of terrace. Polished red ashlar. Shopfront cornice; 2nd floor cill course; eaves course; cornice; parapet. Pediments and pilasters to central windows at 1st floor; architraved surrounds to central windows at 2nd floor; oriel windows to outer bays. Decorative curvilinear detail beneath central wallhead stack.

SE (ENTRANCE) ELEVATION: pilastered doorpiece to No 44; arched keyblocked surround, timber door, split fanlight; entrances to left to 2 shops to right, glazed doors and shop windows (see Notes); glazed timber door to right of shop to left; regular fenestration at upper floors.

Plate glass timber sash and case windows at upper floors. Grey slate roof; central corniced wallhead stack rising from parapet (rebuilt); gablehead stacks; circular cans.

INTERIORS: not seen 1998.

Statement of Interest

B Group with 24-30 (Even Nos), 32-38 (Even Nos) and 48-56 (Even Nos) Smith Street. This grouping forms an impressive later 19th century streetscape, standing opposite the Station Hotel and Ayr Station (see separate list descriptions). Shop at ground to outer right also forms part of listing for Nos 32-38 (Even Nos) Smith Street.

External Links

• Historic Environment Scotland Listing
• Wikidata Q77774051

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

• 
  Warwickshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
• 
  The Listed Buildings and Other Principal Structures at the Royal Gunpowder Mills Waltham Abbey
• 
  Listed Buildings, Conservation Areas and Monuments
• 
  Herefordshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
• 
  Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990: Updated version
• 
  Nottinghamshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)