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Title: OLD ROYAL BURGH OF AYR, the

Reference number: 10473

Date: 1976

Director: filmed by Averil and Willie Murdoch

Sound: sound

Original format: super 8mm

Colour: col

Fiction: non-fiction

Running time: 20.56 mins

Description: Comprehensive history of the burgh of Ayr, including footage of buildings of historical interest.

Credits: script and production Averil & Willie Murdoch

WITH ACKNOWLEDGEMENT & THANKS FOR CO-OPERATION & ADVICE TO FRANCIS B DUNBAR, CHAIRMAN, AYR BRANCH, THE SALTIRE SOCIETY - WITH ACKNOWLEDGEMENT & THANKS FOR INFORMATION & VISUAL MATERIAL TO MR W A DODD AND AYRSHIRE ARCHAEOLOGICAL SOCIETY, CARNEGIE LIBRARY, AYR. - FOR USE OF AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHS - SCOTSMAN PUBLICATIONS LTD (RIVER & FORT AREA), LEICESTER BUILDING SOCIETY (TOWN CENTRE) AND WHIGHAMS OF AYR LTD FOR FILMING FACILITIES

Shotlist: title - HERITAGE - credits - Maps, drawings and aerial photographs are shown as the narrator talks about the town history as a port. 1976 - The narrator explains about the expansion of the town and building of a castle. Shots and narrative about Auld Brig. Information and shots of the Fish Cross as well as the Malt Cross. Information and shots of the back alleys off the high street. Shots of the Auld Kirk and graveyard. Shots of the statue of William Wallace and a sign for the Laigh Tolbooth. A labelled photograph is shown as the narrator discusses how the town has changed. Shots of the side roads along the Sandgate and shots of Ayr Academy. Shots and information about St. John’s Tower. Next the narrator talks about the Citadel and the old moat before discussing Ayr Castle as the site the castle once occupied is shown. More information and shots about the original use of Sandgate. Shots of the site of the old Grammar Schule. The narrator talks about the influence of Robert Adam in the architecture. Shots of the company of wine makers' former houses are shown. Shots of the extensive cellars. Shots of the site of the old Sea Port and interior and exterior shots and information about Loudoun Hall (20.31) ecs (20.56)