Basic Site Details Name: | Kelvin Cinema | Town, district or village: | Finnieston | City or county: | Glasgow | Country: | Scotland | Parish: | | Status: | | Grid ref: | | Notes: | Cinema opened 12 May 1930. Closed 1959. Demolished
A private company, the Kelvin Cinema Limited, has been registered in Edinburgh with a capital of £16,000 to erect in Glasgow a cinema, the “Kelvin.” The architect to the company is Mr A V Gardner Claremont, Westerton near Glasgow. Te registered offices are at 55 West Regent Street Glasgow. [Builder 12 April 1929 p701]
Plans have been prepared for a scheme of reconstruction and additions at the Kelvin Cinema by Messrs Gardner and Glen, architects, 164 Bath-street, Glasgow and Messrs James Boyd and Son, MacDonald -street Paisley will carry out the contract. [Builder 19 July 1935 Page 124] | Building Type ClassificationThe building is classified under the following categories: | | Classification | Original classification? | Notes | | Cinema | | |
Street AddressesThe following street addresses are associated with this building: | | Address | Main entrance? | Notes | | 1067-1073, Argyle Street | Yes | | | Corunna Street | Yes | |
EventsThe following date-based events are associated with this building: | | From | To | Event type | Notes | | 1929 | 1930 | Build/construction | | | 12 May 1930 | | Opened | | | 1935 | | | Reconstruction and additions |
PeopleDesign and ConstructionThe 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 | 1929 | 1930 | | | William Riddell Glen | | A | 1935 | | Reconstruction and additions | | Albert Victor Gardner | | B | 1935 | | Reconstruction and additions | | Gardner & Glen | | B | 1935 | | Reconstruction and additions |
ClientsThe following individuals or organisations have commissioned work on this building/design: | | Name | Notes | | Kelvin Cinema Ltd | |
ReferencesBibliographic ReferencesThe 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) | p106 | | Williamson, Riches, Higgs | 1990 | Glasgow (The Buildings of Scotland) | | | p292 |
Periodical ReferencesThe following periodicals contain references to this building: | | Periodical Name | Date | Edition | Publisher | Notes | | Builder | 12 April 1929 | | | p701 | | Builder | 19 July 1935 | | | p124 |
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