Basic Site Details

Alternative Names

The following alternative names are associated with this building/design:
	Name	Current name?	Notes
	Metropole		Name changed to Metropole in 1898. (The Metropole name was then taken to the Empress/Falcon Theatre at St George`s Cross by Jimmy Logan)
	Scotia Variety Theatre		in 1874

Building Type Classification

The building is classified under the following categories:
	Classification	Original classification?	Notes
	Theatre

Street Addresses

The following street addresses are associated with this building:
	Address	Main entrance?	Notes
	Scotia Music Hall, Stockwell Street	Yes

Events

The following date-based events are associated with this building:
	From	To	Event type	Notes
	1862		Build/construction	Music Hall begun
	1863		Build/construction	Shops at front begun
	1874	1875		Rebuilding of Black's theatre, £15,000. Known then as the Scotia Variety Theatre, and tenement added in front.
	1893			Alterations
	1898			Rebuilding
	October 1961		Destruction/demolition	Demolished after fire in October 1961.
	1962		Plans drawn up	For rebuilding - not executed.

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
	Robert Black	Architect	B	1863
	Campbell Douglas	Architect, Valuer	A	1874	1875	Rebuilding of Black's theatre, £15,000. Known then as the Scotia Variety Theatre, and tenement added in front.
	Campbell Douglas & Sellars	Architectural practice	A	1874	1875	Rebuilding of Black's theatre, £15,000. Known then as the Scotia Variety Theatre, and tenement added in front.
	James Sellars	Architect, Valuer	A	1874	1875	Rebuilding of Black's theatre, £15,000. Known then as the Scotia Variety Theatre, and tenement added in front.
	Joseph Charlton Maxwell	Architect	C	1898		Rebuilding - with William Hope
	William Hope	Architect	C	1898		Rebuilding - with Joseph Charlton Maxwell
	Lennox Dundas Paterson	Architect	D	1962		Plans to rebuild the theatre approved by Dean of Guild Court, unexecuted. This would be for Alex Frutin who decided instead to buy the West End Playhouse/Empress at St George`s Cross, renaming it Metropole (and later sold to Jimmy Logan).

Clients

The following individuals or organisations have commissioned work on this building/design:
	Name	Notes
	Baylis Trust	From 1874
	Baylis, James	Client from 1862 for original building
	Fruitin, Alexander	For 1962 rebuilding proposal. He decided instead to buy the West End Playhouse/Empress at St George`s Cross, renaming it Metropole (and later sold to Jimmy Logan).
	Moss, H E, Thornton, Richard and Kirk, James	For 1893 work

References

Bibliographic References

The following books contain references to this building:
	Author(s)	Date	Title	Part	Publisher	Notes
	Peter, Bruce	1999	Scotland's Splendid Theatres: Architecture and Social History from the Reformation to the Present Day		Edinburgh: Polygon (an imprint of Edinburgh University Press Ltd)	p78
	Smith, Graeme	2008	The Theatre Royal: entertaining a Nation		Glasgow Publications

Periodical References

The following periodicals contain references to this building:
	Periodical Name	Date	Edition	Publisher	Notes
	Builder	24 January 1863	XXI
	Builder	1 July 1893	LXV		p17
	Builder	1 January 1898
	Glasgow Herald	26 July 1869			Law report
	Glasgow Herald	17 February 2012			page 16 , feature "From the Archives" (for 1962 proposals)

Archive References

The 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)		Sent February 2012