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Basic Site Details

Name: Campbell's Music Salon
City or county: Glasgow
Country: Scotland
Parish:  
Status: A listed
Grid ref:
Notes: Speculatively built as warehousing with Music Hall from 1868 onwards on 2nd and 3rd floors

Alternative Names

The following alternative names are associated with this building/design:
 NameCurrent name?Notes
Item 1 of 5Britannia Music Hall From 1859 to 1887
Item 2 of 5Britannia PanopticonYes 
Item 3 of 5Hubner's Animatograph From 1887 to 1906
Item 4 of 5Panopticon From 1906 to 1922 when it changed to Tron Cinema, subsequently reverting to Panopticon until its closure as a cinema in 1938
Item 5 of 5Tron Cinema From 1922 until before 1938

Building Type Classification

The building is classified under the following categories:
 ClassificationOriginal classification?Notes
Item 1 of 2Cinema  
Item 2 of 2Music hall  

Street Addresses

The following street addresses are associated with this building:
 AddressMain entrance?Notes
Item 1 of 29, New WyndYes 
Item 2 of 2109-121, TrongateYes 

Events

The following date-based events are associated with this building:
 FromToEvent typeNotes
Item 1 of 61857  Building dated in Roman numerals
Item 2 of 61869  Alterations
Item 3 of 619061910 Altered for cinema use
Item 4 of 61906 ProposedAlterations (Salmon Son & Gillespie)
Item 5 of 61921 ProposedAlterations
Item 6 of 619911993Feasibility study drawn upFeasibility study for the restoration of the Britannia, disused since the 1930s and reputedly the first of its type in Scotland, and its revival as a variety theatre and heritage site. The study was commissioned by the City of Glasgow Council and the Scottish Development Agency.

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.
 NameRolePartnership GroupFromToNotes
Item 1 of 15Gildard & MacfarlaneArchitectural practiceA1857 Re-facing of earlier warehouse and construction of music hall
Item 2 of 15Robert Hutchison Murdoch MacfarlaneArchitectA1857 Re-facing of earlier warehouse and construction of music hall
Item 3 of 15Thomas GildardArchitectA1857 Re-facing of earlier warehouse and construction of music hall
Item 4 of 15Hugh BarclayArchitectB1869 Alterations - vestibule and stairs
Item 5 of 15Boswell & Macintyre (or Boswell & McIntyre)Architectural practiceC19061910Alterations for cinema use
Item 6 of 15George Arthur BoswellArchitectC19061910Alterations for cinema use
Item 7 of 15James Macintyre (or McIntyre)ArchitectC19061910Alterations for cinema use
Item 8 of 15James Salmon (junior)ArchitectF1906 Proposed alterations
Item 9 of 15John Gaff GillespieArchitectF1906 Proposed alterations
Item 10 of 15Salmon, Son & GillespieArchitectural practiceF1906 Proposed alterations
Item 11 of 15William Forrest SalmonArchitectF1906 Proposed alterations
Item 12 of 15Duff & CairnsArchitectural practiceG1921 Proposed alterations
Item 13 of 15Neil Campbell DuffArchitectG1921 Proposed alterations
Item 14 of 15Percival CairnsArchitectG1921 Proposed alterations
Item 15 of 15Dennis Graham RodwellArchitectH19911993Feasibility study for the restoration of the Britannia, disused since the 1930s and reputedly the first of its type in Scotland, and its revival as a variety theatre and heritage site. The study was commissioned by the City of Glasgow Council and the Scottish Development Agency; the project subsequently taken forwards by others.

Clients

The following individuals or organisations have commissioned work on this building/design:
 NameNotes
Item 1 of 2City of Glasgow Council and Scottish Development AgencyClients for feasibility study
Item 2 of 2Pickard, A EClient for 1906-10 work

References

Bibliographic References

The following books contain references to this building:
 Author(s)DateTitlePartPublisherNotes
Item 1 of 3Rodwell, Dennis2007Conservation and Sustainability in Historic Cities Blackwell 
Item 2 of 3Williamson, Riches, Higgs1990Glasgow (The Buildings of Scotland)  p188
Item 3 of 3www.scottishcinemas.org.uk www.scottishcinemas.org.uk Scottish Cinemas website and databaseDatabase accessed May 2006

Periodical References

The following periodicals contain references to this building:
 Periodical NameDateEditionPublisherNotes
Item 1 of 2Building News1869XVI p253
Item 2 of 2Scottish FieldApril 1994  Paul Maloney: 'Curtain Call'

Archive References

The following archives hold material relating to this building:
 SourceArchive nameSource catalogue no.Notes
Item 1 of 3Courtesy of Dennis RodwellInformation sent to Dictionary Sent 2012
Item 2 of 3Historic ScotlandListed Buildings Register32774109-121 (Odd Nos) Trongate and 9 New Wynd, Including Britannia Panopticon Music Hall
Item 3 of 3National Monuments Record of Scotland/NMRS, RCAHMSDrawings Collection Acc No 2004/89

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