Basic Site Details Name: | Toledo Cinema, Muirend | Town, district or village: | Cathcart | City or county: | Glasgow | Country: | Scotland | Parish: | | Status: | | Grid ref: | | Notes: | Contractor Mitchell & Sons ltd, 140 Clarkston Road, Cathcart.
On behalf of a company a picture house is being erected at Clarkston-road and Bogton-avenue, Muirend, Glasgow. The seating capacity is 1,600 and the cost about £25,000. The architects are Messrs Weddell and Inglis, 216 Bath-street, and the picture house will be ready in October. The design is Spanish and the interior will be on atmospheric lines. [Builder 10 February 1933 Page 263]
Contracts for the various work in connection with the erection of the cinema in Clarkston-road, Cathcart, Glasgow, have now been placed. The architects are Messrs Weddell and Inglis 216 Bath Street and the contractor Messrs Mitchell and Sons Ltd. 140 Clarkston Road, Cathcart. [Builder Page 744}
In 1932 Weddell merged his practice with that of the cinema specialist and entrepreneur William Beresford Inglis who had also commenced independent practice c.1920. The newly formed partnership was based at 216 Bath Street which Inglis had occupied since 1926. At the time of the merger, Inglis was the owner of the North British Theatres Ltd, formed to build the Andalusian atmospheric Boulevard Cinema in Knightswood. Inglis ran it himself and booked his own films.
| Alternative NamesThe following alternative names are associated with this building/design: | | Name | Current name? | Notes | | Cannon Cinema | | |
Building Type ClassificationThe building is classified under the following categories: | | Classification | Original classification? | Notes | | Cinema | | | | Flats | | From c2001 |
Street AddressesThe following street addresses are associated with this building: | | Address | Main entrance? | Notes | | Bogton Avenue | | | | 380, Clarkston Road | Yes | |
EventsThe following date-based events are associated with this building: | | From | To | Event type | Notes | | 1933 | | Build/construction | | | 2 October 1933 | | Opened | | | 13 January 1961 | | Alteration/conversion | cinema to be converted into a 24 alley bowling rink per Builder p82 | | 1982 | | | The auditorium tripled in 1982; new Cinema 1 comprised the original circle area with a new screen - 482 seats, Cinema 2 - 208 seats in old front stalls, using original proscenium opening, and Cinema 3 - 90 seats in rear stalls. | | c. 2001 | | Alteration/conversion | Everything demolished except for facade and flats built behind facade |
PeopleDesign and ConstructionThe 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 | | James Wilkie Weddell | | A | 1932 | 1933 | | | Weddell & Inglis | | A | 1932 | 1933 | | | William Beresford Inglis | | A | 1932 | 1933 | | | Howard & Unick | | C | 1982 | | Auditorium tripled to three screens |
ClientsThe following individuals or organisations have commissioned work on this building/design: | | Name | Notes | | ABC Ltd. | Ownership taken over by ABC in 1939 | | Toledo Picture House Company | |
ReferencesBibliographic ReferencesThe following books contain references to this building: | | Author(s) | Date | Title | Part | Publisher | Notes | | Louden, T | 1983 | The Cinemas of Cinema City | | | pp62, 64 | | Peter, Bruce | 1996 | 100 Years of Glasgow's Amazing Cinemas | | Edinburgh: Polygon | p189 | | Williamson, Riches, Higgs | 1990 | Glasgow (The Buildings of Scotland) | | | p539 | | www.scottishcinemas.org.uk | | www.scottishcinemas.org.uk | | Scottish Cinemas website and database | Accessed 19/3/10 |
Periodical ReferencesThe following periodicals contain references to this building: | | Periodical Name | Date | Edition | Publisher | Notes | | Architect and Building News | 1933 | Jan-June | | p147, p353 | | Builder | 10 February 1933 | | | p263 | | Builder | 5 May 1933 | | | pp744, 754 | | Builder | 13 January 1961 | | | p82 |
Archive ReferencesThe following archives hold material relating to this building: | | Source | Archive name | Source catalogue no. | Notes | | Historic Environment Scotland | Listed Buildings Register | 33920 | | | Strathclyde Regional Archives | Glasgow Dean of Guild | GCA DG 1933/67 | |
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