Basic Site Details
| Name: | Regal Cinema |
| Town, district or village: | Hamilton |
| City or county: | Lanarkshire |
| Country: | Scotland |
| Parish: | |
| Status: | |
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| Notes: | 'Mr C J McNair LRIBA 112 Bath Street Glasgow is architect for the new cinema proposed by the Scottish Cinema and Variety Theatres Limited at the junction of Townhead-street and Blackwell-lane. It is to accommodate 2000 persons. The company is allied to the Associated British Cinemas Limited, Heddon House, Regent-street W1' |
Street Addresses
| The following street addresses are associated with this building: | |||
| Address | Main entrance? | Notes | |
 | Blackwell Lane | ||
| Townhead Street | ||
Events
| The following date-based events are associated with this building: | ||||
| From | To | Event type | Notes | |
| 17 August 1931 | Opened | ||
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 | |
| Charles James McNair | A | 1931 | |||
| Robert Walter Elder | A | 1931 | As assistant | ||
Clients
| The following individuals or organisations have commissioned work on this building/design: | ||
| Name | Notes | |
| ABC Cinemas | |
| Scottish Cinema and Variety Theatres Limited | Given in Builder 18 July 1930. |
References
Bibliographic References
| The following books contain references to this building: | ||||||
| Author(s) | Date | Title | Part | Publisher | Notes | |
| Peter, Bruce | 1999 | Lanarkshire's Legendary Cinemas | Stenlake | p25 | |
Periodical References
| The following periodicals contain references to this building: | |||||
| Periodical Name | Date | Edition | Publisher | Notes | |
| Architect and Building News | 1930 | Jul-Dec | p27 | |
Archive References
| The following archives hold material relating to this building: | ||||
| Source | Archive name | Source catalogue no. | Notes | |
| DMW Archive | Research notes for 'Scottish Thirties' by Charles McKean | ||