Basic Site Details

Name: Regal Cinema
Town, district or village: Saltcoats
City or county: Ayrshire
Country: Scotland
Parish:  
Status:  
Grid ref:
Notes: Now used as a nightclub. Superseded the earlier Casino Cinema (no entry in DSA as architect not known). In Architect and Building News it is called 'La Scala'

Alternative Names

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

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 22, Hamilton Street  
Item 2 of 2Windmill StreetYes 

Events

The following date-based events are associated with this building:
 FromToEvent typeNotes
Item 1 of 11931   

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 1John Fairweather  1931  

Clients

The following individuals or organisations have commissioned work on this building/design:
 NameNotes
Item 1 of 1Kemp, Harry 

References

Bibliographic References

The following books contain references to this building:
 Author(s)DateTitlePartPublisherNotes
Item 1 of 3Close, Rob and Riches, Anne2012The Buildings of Scotland: Ayrshire & Arran New Haven and London: Yale University Pressp605
Item 2 of 3McKean, Charles1987The Scottish Thirties: An Architectural Introduction Edinburgh: Scottish Academic Pressp194
Item 3 of 3Peter, Bruce2000Clyde Coast Picture Palaces Ochiltree: Stenlake Publishingp30

Periodical References

The following periodicals contain references to this building:
 Periodical NameDateEditionPublisherNotes
Item 1 of 3Architect and Building News1930Jan-Jun p77
Item 2 of 3Architect and Building News1931Jan-Jun p324
Item 3 of 3Builder12 December 1930  p1023

Archive References

The following archives hold material relating to this building:
 SourceArchive nameSource catalogue no.Notes
Item 1 of 1Courtesy of Neil DarlingtonInformation sent via DSA website Sent June 2009