Basic Site Details Name: | Alexandra Music Hall | Town, district or village: | Cowcaddens | City or county: | Glasgow | Country: | Scotland | Parish: | | Status: | Demolished | Grid ref: | | Notes: | Accomodation for 700. Was part of the Theatre Royal Buildings in Cowcaddens Street at Hope Street, sitting over the theatre entrance corridor in Cowcaddens. | Alternative NamesThe following alternative names are associated with this building/design: | | Name | Current name? | Notes | | Alexandra Assembly Halls | | Unclear if this was ever the name. | | Bijou Picture Hall | | After 1908 |
Building Type ClassificationThe building is classified under the following categories: | | Classification | Original classification? | Notes | | Music hall | | | | Cinema | | |
Street AddressesThe following street addresses are associated with this building: | | Address | Main entrance? | Notes | | 73, Cowcaddens Street | | | | Hope Street | | Cowcaddens Street 'at Hope Street'. |
EventsThe following date-based events are associated with this building: | | From | To | Event type | Notes | | 1908 | | | Converted to Bijou Picture House | | 1914 | | Design exhibited | New entrance | | 1929 | | | Closed for safety reasons and demolished | | 1958 | | Destruction/demolition | Replaced by offices and stores for television broadcasting. |
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 | | Clarke & Bell | | B | 1867 | | | | George Bell I | | B | 1867 | | | | William Clarke | | B | 1867 | | | | William Beattie-Brown | | | 1914 | | New entrance to Bijou Picture House; may also have been responsible for 1908 conversion from Alexandra Assembly Halls |
ClientsThe following individuals or organisations have commissioned work on this building/design: | | Name | Notes | | Baylis Trust | 1870 | | Baylis, James | Client for 1867 Clarke & Bell hall.
| | Howard & Wyndham Ltd | 1893
The “child structure” of Alexandra Music Hall was never owned by Ralph Pringle – during his tenure of cine variety the building client was Howard & Wyndham Ltd. | | Scottish Television | 1957 |
Related Buildings, Structures and DesignsParent Structure and SiteThis structure is related to the following parent structure or site (click the item to view details): | | Building name | Notes | | Theatre Royal | The building clients in the life of the Theatre Royal have been:
James Baylis , 1867 Messrs McClures & Hannay, Solicitors, from 1877 (no connection to Alexander Hannay) Howard & Wyndham from 1888, and Howard & Wyndham Ltd from 1895 thereafter STV, Scottish Opera.
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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 | p125 | | RSA | 1914 | | | | 558 | | Smith, Graeme | 2008 | The Theatre Royal: entertaining a Nation | | Glasgow Publications | |
Archive ReferencesThe following archives hold material relating to this building: | | Source | Archive name | Source catalogue no. | Notes | | Courtesy of Graeme Smith | Information via website (from Graeme Smith) | | |
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