Basic Site Details
| Name: | Cinema for Renfrew Pictures Ltd |
| Town, district or village: | Renfrew |
| City or county: | Renfrewshire |
| Country: | Scotland |
| Parish: | |
| Status: | |
| Grid ref: | |
| Notes: | Contractor Matthew Muir & Co, Bank Street, Kilmarnock |
Alternative Names
| The following alternative names are associated with this building/design: | |||
| Name | Current name? | Notes | |
 | Picture House | ||
| Regal | ||
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 | |
| Ferry Road(?) | ||
Events
| The following date-based events are associated with this building: | ||||
| From | To | Event type | Notes | |
| 1930 | 1931 | Alterations and additions(?) | 'Considerable extension to the Picture House, Renfrew is proposed'. [Builder 7 November 1930]. Balcony added and largely rebuilt. |
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 | |
| James McKissack | A | 1930 | 1931 | Rebuilding | |
| John McKissack & Son | A | 1930 | 1931 | Rebuilding | |
| William James Anderson II | A | 1930 | 1931 | Rebuilding | |
Clients
| The following individuals or organisations have commissioned work on this building/design: | ||
| Name | Notes | |
| Renfrew Pictures Ltd | |
References
Periodical References
| The following periodicals contain references to this building: | |||||
| Periodical Name | Date | Edition | Publisher | Notes | |
| Architect and Building News | 1930 | Jul-Dec | p578 | |
| Builder | 7 November 1930 | p802 | ||
| Builder | 27 March 1931 | p595 | ||
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 | |