Date: 14/06/2020

The son of a former owner of Ayrs crumbling Station Hotel has backed the campaign to save it. Andrew Melvin has revealed incredible stories of growing up in the hotel in the 1950s to campaigner Esther Clark who chairs the Ayr Station Hotel Community Action Group.

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Station Hotel is a magical place - and tales from 1950s prove it

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THE SON of a former owner of Ayrs crumbling Station Hotel has backed the campaign to save it.

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The Station and Station Hotel at Ayr, seen here on 1st June 2012. The impressive structure was built to the design of Andrew Galloway, Chief Engineer of the G&SWR, in 1886. The view from the platform side shows a less happy picture - boarded-up windows, small trees growing on the facade etc... see image [[39436]]
Location: Ayr
Company: Ayr and Dalmellington Railway
01/06/2012 Colin Miller

Looking across the platforms at Ayr station in July 2002 with a train for Glasgow Central standing alongside bay platform 1. The Station Hotel dominates the scene.
Location: Ayr
Company: Ayr and Dalmellington Railway
12/07/2002 John Furnevel

Swindon InterCity DMUs stabled at Ayr Townhead (the old name of the station) in autumn 1960 with the platforms on the left beyond the Station Hotel. These sidings are now the car park, today's Ayr Townhead depot is to the south of the station.
Location: Ayr
Company: Ayr and Dalmellington Railway
/10/1960 Bill Hamilton

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