Basic Site Details Name: | Broadway Cinema | Town, district or village: | Shettleston | City or county: | Glasgow | Country: | Scotland | Parish: | | Status: | | Grid ref: | | Notes: | Plans are being prepared for the reconstruction and additions to the Broadway Cinema, Amulree Street, Shettleston, for the Odeon Theatres Limited, Pall Mall, London. Mr Andrew Mather, architect. [Builder 1 October 1937 Page 615] | Alternative NamesThe following alternative names are associated with this building/design: | | Name | Current name? | Notes | | Odeon | | Sold to Odeon September 1936 |
Building Type ClassificationThe building is classified under the following categories: | | Classification | Original classification? | Notes | | Cinema | | | | Bingo hall | | Became a Mecca bingo hall in 1967 |
Street AddressesThe following street addresses are associated with this building: | | Address | Main entrance? | Notes | | Amulree Street | Yes | |
EventsThe following date-based events are associated with this building: | | From | To | Event type | Notes | | 1929 | 1930 | Build/construction | at a cost of £30,000 | | 25 June 1930 | | Opened | | | 1937 | | | Additions | | 25 January 1967 | | Closed | used as bingo hall thereafter | | August 1995 | | Destruction/demolition | |
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 McKissack | | A | 1929 | 1930 | | | John McKissack & Son | | A | 1929 | 1930 | | | Andrew Mather | | | 1937 | | Additions |
ClientsThe following individuals or organisations have commissioned work on this building/design: | | Name | Notes | | Singleton, George | |
ReferencesBibliographic ReferencesThe following books contain references to this building: | | Author(s) | Date | Title | Part | Publisher | Notes | | Peter, Bruce | 1996 | 100 Years of Glasgow's Amazing Cinemas | | Edinburgh: Polygon | p170 | | www.scottishcinemas.org.uk | | www.scottishcinemas.org.uk | | Scottish Cinemas website and database | |
Periodical ReferencesThe following periodicals contain references to this building: | | Periodical Name | Date | Edition | Publisher | Notes | | Architect and Building News | 1937 | Jul-Dec | | p26 | | Builder | 1 October 1937 | | | p615 |
Archive ReferencesThe following archives hold material relating to this building: | | Source | Archive name | Source catalogue no. | Notes | | Courtesy of Neil Darlington | Information sent via DSA website | | Sent June 2009 |
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