Basic Site Details
| Name: | Milton Rooms |
| City or county: | Glasgow |
| Country: | Scotland |
| Parish: | |
| Status: | Demolished |
| Grid ref: | |
| Notes: | Changed to Prince of Wales Theatre on the same site (see separate entry) |
Alternative Names
| The following alternative names are associated with this building/design: | |||
| Name | Current name? | Notes | |
 | Magnet Music Hall | After conversion by Clarke & Bell in 1860 (see Clarke & Bell album). This needs to be verified in Clarke & Bell album. | |
Building Type Classification
| The building is classified under the following categories: | |||
| Classification | Original classification? | Notes | |
| Theatre | ||
Street Addresses
| The following street addresses are associated with this building: | |||
| Address | Main entrance? | Notes | |
| Cowcaddens Street | Yes | |
| Stewart Street | Yes | |
Events
| The following date-based events are associated with this building: | ||||
| From | To | Event type | Notes | |
| 1860 | Conversion of Milton Rooms to Magnet Music Hall | ||
| c. 1867 | Name changed to Prince of Wales Theatre. | ||
| 1869 | Damage | Burnt down | |
People
Design and Construction
| The following individuals or organisations have carried out design/construction work. Where architects or practices worked together, matching letters appear beside their names in the Partnership Group column. | ||||||
| Name | Role | Partnership Group | From | To | Notes | |
| Clarke & Bell | B | 1860 | Conversion of Milton Rooms to Magnet Music Hall | ||
| George Bell I | B | 1860 | Conversion of Milton Rooms to Magnet Music Hall | ||
| William Clarke | B | 1860 | Conversion of Milton Rooms to Magnet Music Hall | ||
Clients
| The following individuals or organisations have commissioned work on this building/design: | ||
| Name | Notes | |
| Baylis, James | |
| Hannay, Alexander | Owner who changed the name to the Prince of Wales Theatre. |
References
Bibliographic References
| The following books contain references to this building: | ||||||
| Author(s) | Date | Title | Part | Publisher | Notes | |
| Peter, Bruce | 1999 | Scotland's Splendid Theatres: Architecture and Social History from the Reformation to the Present Day | Edinburgh: Polygon (an imprint of Edinburgh University Press Ltd) | pp75-6 | |
| Smith, Graeme | 2008 | The Theatre Royal: entertaining a Nation | Glasgow Publications | ||
Archive References
| The following archives hold material relating to this building: | ||||
| Source | Archive name | Source catalogue no. | Notes | |
| National Monuments Record of Scotland/NMRS, RCAHMS | Clarke & Bell Album (drawings trimmed to fit, address, dates & titles cut away) | ||