Hall Gone

[sooze23]

Dunaverty Village Hall is no more. It was demolished this week at superspeed and the most surprising thing was how little there was to it considering it had been up for almost 100 years.

The committee are looking to have an info session and consultation on 6th and 7th November.

More info later

Sooze

[Bobh]

Aah the memories............

[petewick]

Any photos please?

[EMDEE]

Aah the memories............

I remember performing at quite a few good nights in there over the years. The first time I ever played in Dunaverty Hall was in the summer of 1969, at the behest of Alf Grumoli of Muneroy Stores, who was organising a concert. He told me my playing was "MIghty Fine"! I was back quite a few times over the following years, although the last time I played in the hall was in the early 1990s.

[Kinman]

Hi,at least things are moving now,we all have lots of memories regarding the hall,as i myself have spent many hours in the hall,mostly with drama rehersals with the Dunaverty Players,also memorable parties, the hall had its life,and when you seen all that was left of it,it was amazing it had stood for 97 years,i have hopefully added pictures for all to see on the link below,with before and after pictures.
Lets hope it is not too long before we see the new village hall rise.

http://s855.photobucket.com/albums/ab11 ... ty%20Hall/

[petewick]

Thanks, great pics.

[Isa]

Having been at events in the hall I have always had a problem parking. It must have been annoying at times for the residents round about. Will there be a parking area for the the new hall? Good to see the project started.

[Kinman]

The parking was always a nightmare,when there was big event on in hall cars parked down road from Argyll Arms Hotel to Muneroy Stores,the parking for the new hall will be the site of the old hall,with overspill parking to rear of new hall.....

[kirk]

I believe the original hall was built by Colonel Taylor for the Territorials (formerly Argyllshire Volunteers) in about 1910. I don't know whether that's the year when building began, and whether it opened officially a wee bit later than that ?

[Kinman]

I know from last week when the hall was being demolished there was a piece of wood that had a suppliers name on it and was dated 1913,the hall was built by the terratorial army on ground then owned by the Argyll Arms Hotel, when the army were finished of the hall , it was then handed back to the hotel.The hotel owner at that time then gifted the hall to the parish of Southend,at that time the only group using the hall was the Dunaverty Players drama team, who then created a comittee to run the hall with elected members,also having two trustees that being the Headteacher of Southend Primary School and also the leader of the then Argyll County Council, the same structure of comittee still stands and Head Teacher still is the Trustee.......

[kirk]

So it looks very much as if the Territorials themselves built the hall, and that it was completed in 1913. I'm now wondering if they also built the Church hall , next to the Manse, in 1911 ( paid for by the 8th Duke's estate ). In which case, building of the Territorial Hall (Dunaverty Hall) could not really have started until 1912 at the earliest.

[Rabmacd]

And whoot aboot the dances doon there in the early eighties-------second to none.