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Market Inn, Ayr

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2 Castlehill Road, Ayr, KA7 2HT (View on Google Map)
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Historic pub which used to serve the livestock market now occupied by a superstore.

Historic Interest

Listed Building

Information for this venue is provided by the Ayrshire & Wigtownshire Branch of CAMRA
Previous Names
Local Authority
South Ayrshire
Last updated
06/01/2019
Last surveyed
04/02/2013
Pub ID
AYR/A0059
Asset of Community Value

One star - A pub interior of special national historic interest

Listed status: C

This late 19th century building was saved from demolition by a local action group, which included the Ayrshire branch of CAMRA, when the surrounding area was redeveloped c.1999. A popular drinker's pub, it still has many fittings from c.1900, and is one of a handful with an original horseshoe-shaped counter still with the old terrazzo spittoon trough around the base, which, unusually, has a drain. At the rear right where the terrazzo trough finishes, the counter has been turned through 90 degrees to create more space for customers.

General information about historic pub interiors

This late 19th-century building was saved from demolition by a local action group, which included the Ayrshire branch of CAMRA, when the surrounding area was redeveloped c.1999. A popular drinker's pub, it still has many fittings from c.1900, and is one of a handful with an original horseshoe-shaped counter still with the old terrazzo spittoon trough around the base, which, unusually, has a drain. At the rear right where the terrazzo trough finishes, the counter has been turned through 90 degrees to create more space for customers.

The pub retains its original quarry-tiled floor, panelled walls that run all around the room and two Edwardian red-glazed brick and wood surround fireplaces. Note the Art Nouveau stained and leaded panels in the original vestibule entrance around the right-hand door. On the left are two open snugs separated by a modern partition. The upstairs function room has an old crescent-shaped bar counter and a back gantry originally from the Marine Bar in Ayr, which was demolished in the 1990s.

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Opening
Monday
Noon - 1:00am
Tuesday
Noon - 1:00am
Wednesday
Noon - 1:00am
Thursday
Noon - 1:00am
Friday
Noon - 1:00am
Saturday
Noon - 1:00am
Sunday
Noon - 1:00am
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Facilities
Evening Meals Evening Meals
Live Music Live Music
Family Friendly Family Friendly
Disabled Access Disabled Access
Dog Friendly Dog Friendly
Function Room Function Room
Games Games
Newspapers Newspapers
Real Fire Real Fire
Separate Bar Separate Bar
Wi Fi Wi Fi
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Features
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Quiet Quiet
Transport
Close to bus routes
Nearby Station (300m)
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