Basic Site Details
| Name: | Gaiety Theatre |
| City or county: | Glasgow |
| Country: | Scotland |
| Parish: | |
| Status: | Demolished |
| Grid ref: | |
| Notes: | Demolished in 1895 to make way for the Glasgow Empire Theatre - see separate item |
Alternative Names
| The following alternative names are associated with this building/design: | |||
| Name | Current name? | Notes | |
 | Choral Hall | ||
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 | |
| Sauchiehall Street | At West Nile Street | |
| Wellington Street | Yes | |
Events
| The following date-based events are associated with this building: | ||||
| From | To | Event type | Notes | |
| c. 1810 | Build/construction | Choral Hall built | |
| 1874 | Build/construction | Conversion of Choral Hall to Gaiety Theatre | |
| 1880 | Renovation and redecoration | ||
| 1895 | Destruction/demolition | Demolished in 1895 to become the Gaiety Empire Theatre designed by Frank Matcham | |
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 | |
| William J McIlwraith | A | 1874 | Conversion of Choral Hall to Gaiety Theatre | ||
| Frank Matcham | B | 1880 | Renovation and redecoration | ||
Clients
| The following individuals or organisations have commissioned work on this building/design: | ||
| Name | Notes | |
| Bernard, Charles | |
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) | pp86-87, 89 | |
| Smith, Graeme | 2008 | The Theatre Royal: entertaining a Nation | Glasgow Publications | ||
| Walker, Brian | Frank Matcham Theatre Architect | pp 6, 158 | |||
Periodical References
| The following periodicals contain references to this building: | |||||
| Periodical Name | Date | Edition | Publisher | Notes | |
| Building News | 20 March 1874 | |||
| North British Daily Mail | 27 July 1880 | |||