Basic Site Details
| Name: | Kenmure Picture House |
| Town, district or village: | Bishopriggs |
| City or county: | East Dunbartonshire |
| Country: | Scotland |
| Parish: | |
| Status: | Demolished |
| Grid ref: | |
| Notes: | Plans are in hand for the erection of a cinema at Bishopbriggs. The architect is Mr Henderson Owler (check) Hillcrest Avenue Carmyle, Glasgow and 256 West George Street Glasgow. [Builder 25 December 1936 Page 1264] The Town Planning sub-committee of the Lanarkshire County Council have passed plans for a cinema and seven shops at Kirkintillock-road for BB Development Company, Glasgow. [Builder 9 July 1930 Page 85] |
Alternative Names
| The following alternative names are associated with this building/design: | |||
| Name | Current name? | Notes | |
 | Kenmure Cinema | ||
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 | |
| Kirkintilloch Road | ||
Events
| The following date-based events are associated with this building: | ||||
| From | To | Event type | Notes | |
| 1936 | 1937 | Build/construction | |
| 1962 | Closed | ||
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 | |
| F Henderson Owles | 1936 | 1937 | |||
| F D Cowieson & Co ( later Cowiesons Ltd) | B | 1936 | 1937 | ||
Clients
| The following individuals or organisations have commissioned work on this building/design: | ||
| Name | Notes | |
| BB Developments | |
| Young family | Also owned Rex at Newmilns |
References
Periodical References
| The following periodicals contain references to this building: | |||||
| Periodical Name | Date | Edition | Publisher | Notes | |
| Architect and Building News | 1936 | July-Dec | p383 | |
| Builder | 25 December 1936 | p1264 | ||
| Builder | 9 July 1937 | p85 | ||
Archive References
| The following archives hold material relating to this building: | ||||
| Source | Archive name | Source catalogue no. | Notes | |
| Chris Doak | Information via website | Sent 2007 | |
| Courtesy of Neil Darlington | Information sent via DSA website | Sent June 2009 | |