Basic Site Details
| Name: | Alhambra Picture House |
| Town, district or village: | Bellshill |
| City or county: | Lanarkshire |
| Country: | Scotland |
| Parish: | |
| Status: | |
| Grid ref: | |
| Notes: | Messrs Robert K?? of Bishopbriggs will carry out the contract for the erection of the Alhambra cinema. The architects are Messrs Albert Gardner and Gavin Thomson 164 Bath-street Glasgow. [Builder 26 August 1938 Page 398] Builder would seem to suggest that this was new build but generally agreed that reconstructed at this time - not newly built. |
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 | |
| Main Street | Yes | |
Events
| The following date-based events are associated with this building: | ||||
| From | To | Event type | Notes | |
| 1938 | Alterations | ||
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 | |
| Albert Victor Gardner | A | 1938 | Alterations | ||
| Gardner & Thomson | A | 1938 | Alterations | ||
| Gavin Thomson | A | 1938 | Alterations | ||
Clients
| The following individuals or organisations have commissioned work on this building/design: | ||
| Name | Notes | |
| Palmer, George | |
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 | p8 | |
Periodical References
| The following periodicals contain references to this building: | |||||
| Periodical Name | Date | Edition | Publisher | Notes | |
| Builder | 26 August 1938 | p398 | ||
Archive References
| The following archives hold material relating to this building: | ||||
| Source | Archive name | Source catalogue no. | Notes | |
| Chris Doak | Information via website | Sent August 2007 | |
| Courtesy of Neil Darlington | Information sent via DSA website | Sent June 2009 | |