Basic Site Details | Name: | West End Playhouse | | Town, district or village: | Maryhill (by) | | City or county: | Glasgow | | Country: | Scotland | | Parish: | | | Status: | Demolished | | Grid ref: | | | Notes: | The West End Playhouse St George’s-road, is to be reconstructed and refurnished for which a contract has been placed with the Cinema Construction Company, 154 West Regent-street, Glasgow. The redecoration will be by Messrs W Douglas and Sons 242 West George-street, Glasgow. [Builder 25 May 1934 Page 909]
| Alternative Names| The following alternative names are associated with this building/design: | | | Name | Current name? | Notes |  | Empress Variey Theatre and Picture Playhouse | | from 30 March 1914 to 1960 | | Falcon Theatre | | from 1960 to 1962 (when in posession of the Falcon Trust - arts centre & youth theatre) | | New Metropole | Yes | from 15 November 1962 (when in possession of Alex Frutin followed by Jimmy Logan) |
Building Type Classification| The building is classified under the following categories: | | | Classification | Original classification? | Notes | | Cinema | | |
Street Addresses| The following street addresses are associated with this building: | | | Address | Main entrance? | Notes | | St George's Road | | |
Events| The following date-based events are associated with this building: | | | From | To | Event type | Notes | | 1911 | 1913 | | Design to construction | | 4 August 1913 | | | Opened (as West End Playhouse) | | 1934 | | Reconstruction | | | 13 March 1956 | | | Interior damaged by fire (at that time known as the Empress Variety Theatre and Picture Playhouse) | | September 1956(?) | | | Reopened (for autumn season) after restoration following fire | | 1982 | | | Interior damaged by fire and subsequently abandoned | | November 1987 | | Demolition | |
PeopleDesign 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 | | William Brown Whitie | | | 1911 | 1913 | |
ReferencesBibliographic 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) | pp139-44, p179 | | Williamson, Riches, Higgs | 1990 | Glasgow (The Buildings of Scotland) | | | p299 |
Periodical References| The following periodicals contain references to this building: | | | Periodical Name | Date | Edition | Publisher | Notes | | Builder | 25 May 1934 | | | p909 | | RIAS Quarterly | | | Royal Incorporation of Architects in Scotland (RIAS) | |
Archive References| The 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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