Public Hall, Monument Road, Alloway, Ayr

The Public Hall on Monument Road in Alloway, Ayr, was designed by Clarke & Bell in 1848 and later enlarged in 1881. It underwent conversion to halls between 1896 and 1897 and was reconstructed by Lorimer & Matthew in 1929. The building consists of two single-storey, five-bay parallel rectangular-plan halls connected by a linking block. The western hall features sandstone rubble, while the eastern hall is harled.

The northwest entrance elevation showcases a central pilastered and corniced war memorial, which includes three decorative arches containing inscription panels and sculpted heads on either side. Flanking this memorial are two single windows with deeply curved lintel heads on the outer right and left.

On the northeast side elevation, there is a square-headed entrance to the recessed harled section, dated 1929, featuring a two-leaf timber door and a window to the left. To the outer right is a blank advanced gable, while to the left of the re-entrant angle, there is a timber door, a small-pane fanlight, and a window. A single window is present on the gable to the left, with a blank elevation to the re-entrant angle on the right and two single windows to the re-entrant angle on the left. Additionally, there is a single window in the harled section to the outer left.

The southeast and southwest elevations were not visible during the 1999 inspection.

The building features 16-pane timber sash and case windows, a slate roof with crowstepped skews, gablehead stacks, and circular cans. The rainwater goods are made of cast iron.

Inside the western hall, there is a barrel-vaulted space with square and roundel detailing. It displays two 19-foot scenes from Burns, depicting "The Diel's awa' wi' the Exciseman" and "The Jolly Beggars," which are set in tympana with plasterwork by Pilkington Jackson. A First World War memorial by James A Morris, created in 1920, is set in a timber surround, with an inscription on the fireplace below that reads, "Preserve the dignity of man with soul erect and trust the universal plan will all protect." There is also a bronze statuette of Burns in a timber niche.

The property is enclosed by large circular-plan gatepiers, with an iron gate to the left and a coped boundary wall surrounding the site.