Basic Site Details

Name: Queen's Cinema
City or county: Glasgow
Country: Scotland
Parish:  
Status:  
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Notes: It is assumed that the picture house at Battlefield referred to in E A Sutherland's FRIBA nomination papers is this one, and therefore that he made alterations at the time of its change of name to 'Tonic'. However Sutherland may have worked on a different cinema.

Plans are in hand to construct a new cinema at Battlefield Road Langside, the architects being Messrs Gardner and Thomson 164 Bath-street, Glasgow. [Builder 10 July 1936, p77]

Alternative Names

The following alternative names are associated with this building/design:
 NameCurrent name?Notes
Item 1 of 1TonicYesRenamed in 1934

Building Type Classification

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

Street Addresses

The following street addresses are associated with this building:
 AddressMain entrance?Notes
Item 1 of 1160, Battlefield RoadYes 

Events

The following date-based events are associated with this building:
 FromToEvent typeNotes
Item 1 of 31916  Date given in Peter is 1922 but Doak tells us this is incorrect.
Item 2 of 31933  Alterations?
Item 3 of 31936 ProposedNew cinema? Perhaps 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.
 NameRolePartnership GroupFromToNotes
Item 1 of 5Albert Victor Gardner A1916  
Item 2 of 5Eric Alexander Sutherland  1933 Alterations?
Item 3 of 5Albert Victor Gardner B1936 New cinema?
Item 4 of 5Gardner & Thomson B1936 New cinema?
Item 5 of 5Gavin Thomson B1936 New cinema?

Clients

The following individuals or organisations have commissioned work on this building/design:
 NameNotes
Item 1 of 1Battlefield Pictures 

References

Bibliographic References

The following books contain references to this building:
 Author(s)DateTitlePartPublisherNotes
Item 1 of 1Peter, Bruce1996100 Years of Glasgow's Amazing Cinemas Edinburgh: Polygonpp71-2, 186

Periodical References

The following periodicals contain references to this building:
 Periodical NameDateEditionPublisherNotes
Item 1 of 2Architect and Building News1936Jul-Dec p88
Item 2 of 2Builder10 July 1936  p77

Archive References

The following archives hold material relating to this building:
 SourceArchive nameSource catalogue no.Notes
Item 1 of 3Chris DoakInformation via website Additional information sent August 2007
Item 2 of 3DMW ArchiveResearch notes for 'Scottish Thirties' by Charles McKean  
Item 3 of 3RIBA Archive, Victoria & Albert MuseumRIBA Nomination Papers Eric Alexander Sutherland: F no3143 (box 17)