Basic Site Details Name: | Panorama | City or county: | Glasgow | Country: | Scotland | Parish: | | Status: | C listed | Grid ref: | | Notes: | Cast-iron façade supplied by Walter MacFarlane & Co
An application by Associated British Cinemas Limited to reconstruct the premises occupied by the Waldorf dance hall in Sauchiehall Street for the purposes of a picture house has come before the Glasgow Dean of Guild Court. The proposed alterations include the erection of a new frontage. Mr Charles J McNair is architect for the work. [Builder 8 March 1929 p491] | Alternative NamesThe following alternative names are associated with this building/design: | | Name | Current name? | Notes | | ABC Regal | | 1967 Reopened as ABC1 October 1967 | | Cannon | | 1986 | | Diorama | | 1875 | | Hengler's Circus | | 1904 | | Hippodrome | | 1904 or1910? (Hengler's Circus) | | Ice skating palace | | 1885 | | MGM Cinemas | Yes | 1992 | | Panorama | | 1888 | | Regal Cinema | | 1929 | | The O2 | | | | Waldorf Palais de Danse | | 1927 |
Building Type ClassificationThe building is classified under the following categories: | | Classification | Original classification? | Notes | | Theatre | | | | Cinema | | From 1929 |
Street AddressesThe following street addresses are associated with this building: | | Address | Main entrance? | Notes | | 304-334, Sauchiehall Street | Yes | |
EventsThe following date-based events are associated with this building: | | From | To | Event type | Notes | | 1875 | | | Initial building erected as Diorama | | 1882 | | | Building became a Panorama | | 1885 | | | Rebuilding as Ice Skating Palace | | 1890 | | | 'new' panorma | | 1904 | | | Conversion into Hengler's Circus from Hippodrome (Buildings of Scotland says 1910) | | 5 December 1904 | | | Hengler took over Hippodrome from Arthur Hubner who owned the Hippodrome | | 1911 | | Alterations and additions | Monir alterations to no 26 | | 1927 | | | Partly demolished and rebuilt as Waldorf Palais de Danse | | 1929 | | | Conversion into Regal Cinema | | 13 November 1929 | | | Reopened as Regal Cinema | | 1965 | 1967 | Alterations and additions | Including brown brick extension - ABC2 cinema. See also separate entry for ABC2. |
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 | | (Sir) Robert Rowand Anderson | | | | | Date uncertain until 'Buildings News' checked | | James Miller | | | 1910 | | Conversion into Hengler''s Circus (Peter gives 1904 as date when Hengler took over, 'Buildings of Scotland' 1910, but perhaps alterations date from 1910) | | Charles Rennie Mackintosh | | H | 1911 | | Minor alterations to no 26 | | Honeyman, Keppie & Mackintosh | | H | 1911 | | Minor alterations to no 26 | | John Keppie | | H | 1911 | | Minor alterations (to no 26) | | Neil Campbell Duff | | | 1927 | | Part demolition and rebuilding as Waldorf Palais de Danse | | Charles James McNair | | | 1929 | | Conversion into Regal Cinema - includes centrepiece of façade (with canopy) | | Cecil Jack Foster | | J | 1963 | 1965 | Alterations and extension (ABC2 cinema) | | Leslie C Norton | | J | 1963 | 1965 | Alterations and extension (ABC2 cinema) | | Leslie C Norton & C J Foster | | J | 1963 | 1967 | Alterations and extension (ABC2 cinema) |
ClientsThe following individuals or organisations have commissioned work on this building/design: | | Name | Notes | | Hengler, Charles | |
Related Buildings, Structures and DesignsChild StructuresThis structure or site has the following component or child structures (click on an item to view details): | | Building Name | Notes | | ABC2 Cinema, Sauchiehall Street | Opened in October 1967 in a large brick extension adjacent to the original cinema (re-named ABC1). The ABC2 cinema had 922 seats on a single level in stadium style, with a deeply curved screen, full 70mm facilities and and a fully licensed bar, built at a cost of approximately £250,000.
It is considered the first new cinema to open in Scotland after the Second World War.
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ReferencesBibliographic ReferencesThe following books contain references to this building: | | Author(s) | Date | Title | Part | Publisher | Notes | | http://www.mackintosh-architecture.gla.ac.uk | | http://www.mackintosh-architecture.gla.ac.uk | | | M313 | | Peter, Bruce | 1996 | 100 Years of Glasgow's Amazing Cinemas | | Edinburgh: Polygon | p186 | | 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) | p132, 186 | | Smith, Graeme | 2008 | The Theatre Royal: entertaining a Nation | | Glasgow Publications | | | Walker, Brian | | Frank Matcham Theatre Architect | | | pp2, 158 | | Williamson, Riches, Higgs | 1990 | Glasgow (The Buildings of Scotland) | | | p242 |
Periodical ReferencesThe following periodicals contain references to this building: | | Periodical Name | Date | Edition | Publisher | Notes | | Builder | 8 March 1929 | | | p491 - Warrant granted by Dean of Guild Court | | Building News | | LIII | | p532 (Anderson panorama) | | RIAS Quarterly | 1932 | Spring | Royal Incorporation of Architects in Scotland (RIAS) | p17 |
Archive ReferencesThe following archives hold material relating to this building: | | Source | Archive name | Source catalogue no. | Notes | | Historic Environment Scotland | Listed Buildings Register | 51547 | | | Hunterian Museum | Mackintosh Collection | | Job book (as HC Ltd) |
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